Ligonier Tavern, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue before us in this workers’ compensation case is whether the Commonwealth Court erred in determining that Section 320 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 (Act) is constitutionally sound. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Commonwealth Court’s decision.

Julie Walker (Claimant) began working for Appellant, Ligonier Tavern, Inc., as a dishwasher on December 23, 1991. Her average weekly wage was $95.72. At the time she began working for Appellant, Claimant was seventeen years and almost four months old, her date of birth being August 29, 1974. On April 24,…