Lemon v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Dorretta Lemon (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) insofar as it affirmed a decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) which: (1) declined to award penalties against PRN Health Services (PRN) under section 435 of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act); 1 and (2) declined to award counsel fees to Claimant for an unreasonable contest under section 440 of the Act. 2

In February of 1992, Claimant was employed as a registered nurse concurrently by Mercy Nursing Connections and by PRN. On February 6, 1992,…