School District of Philadelphia v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

The School District of Philadelphia (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which denied Employer’s motion for reconsideration of the Board’s decision to grant Mary McClary’s (Claimant) request for a rehearing pursuant to Section 426 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).1

The relevant facts are as follows. On March 6,1987, Claimant filed a claim petition in which she alleged that she sustained work-related injuries to her neck, back, knees and wrist while performing her duties as a special education teacher’s assistant, and that as a…