Body Shop v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The Body Shop (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting in part the penalty and review petitions filed by Gerald Schanz (Claimant).

Claimant suffered a low back injury on July 11,1990, while working for Employer as an auto body technician. He began receiving workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable that indicated he suffered from an acute low back strain. 1 In July and October of 1992, respectively, he had cervical and lumbar…