General Electric Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BLATT, Senior Judge.

General Electric Co. (employer) appeals here from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the referee’s decision which granted compensation to Lawrence Sporio (claimant) under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1

The sole issue before us is whether, under the extraterritorial provisions of Section 305.2, the claimant was working under a contract for hire in employment not principally localized in any state.2

The following are the facts, as found by the referee, relevant to this appeal:

FOURTEENTH: Claimant is a bricklayer by trade…