Wyche v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

Dwayne Wyche (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a decision and order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) pursuant to which the WCJ had awarded Claimant a penalty in the amount of $5,000 plus litigation costs because the Department of Revenue (Employer) did not file either a Report of Occupational Injury or Disease or a Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial as required by the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2,1915, P.L. 786, as amended, 77 P.S. §§ 1-1041.4. We affirm.

On September 18, 1993, Claimant…