P.R. Hoffman Materials v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.

P.R. Hoffman Materials (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of the Worker’s Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting benefits to Mary Jane Zeigler (Claimant) and remanded to the WCJ for a determination of the amount of penalties on her penalty petition which she filed with the Board during the pendency of the Employer’s appeal challenging the WCJ’s award of benefits.

The facts are not in dispute and are summarized as follows. Claimant last worked for Employer on December 19, 1991. Claimant…