J. McDermott v. WCAB (Brand Industrial Services, Inc.)

OPINION BY JUDGE CEISLER

James McDermott (Claimant) petitions for review of the March 13, 2018 Opinion and Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the decision of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) denying Claimant benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act). 1 Claimant argues the Board erred in affirming the WCJ's dismissal of his Claim and Penalty Petitions for lack of jurisdiction under Section 305.2(a)(1) of the Act, which provides in relevant part that an employee who suffers a work-related injury while working outside the territorial limits of…