Legal Opinion
Gentex Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 2011No. 33 MAP 2010PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Justice TODD.
In this appeal by allowance, we address, inter alia, the degree of specificity with which a claimant must describe a work-related injury to her employer pursuant to Section 312 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”),1 77 P.S. § 632. After careful review, we reverse the decision of the Commonwealth Court.
Appellant Anne Marie Morack (“Morack”) began working for Appellee Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”) at its facility in Carbondale, Pennsylvania in 1960, following her graduation from high school. Morack continued her employment with Gentex until 2005, when she left her…
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