Lash v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

Walter Lash and Richard Jablonski appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court affirming orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board denying compensation. 1 The sole issue presented is whether employees who have been required to handle lead daily during the course of their employment are entitled to an award of compensation for partial disability when they are involuntarily transferred to lower paying lead-free jobs because, due to their lead exposure, they have become lead absorbers.

Lash and Jablonski claim benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act 2…