PA Workers Compensation – Course and Scope of Employment Case – Wetzel v. WCAB

Walter Wetzel vs. WCAB (Parkway Service Station), 92 A.3rd 130, 2014 WL 2187363 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014) filed May 27, 2014, In this case, the deceased claimant had attempted to stop a fleeing thief and was struck by the thief’s vehicle and dragged some distance. He suffered traumatic brain injury. The employer and carrier denied benefits, […]

PA Workers’ Compensation – Course and Scope of Employment Case – Anderson v. WCAB

Anderson v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (F.O. Transp. & Uninsured Emplr. Guar. Fund), 111 A.3d 238 Decided: March 10, 2015 Overview Issue: Whether a claimant’s disability benefits were properly suspended on the basis that his earning power exceeded his average weekly wage (AWW). Holding: 1. Claimant’s AWW could not be calculated using the method in 77 […]

PA Workers’ Compensation – Course and Scope of Employment Case – Marazas v. WCAB

Marazas v. WCAB No. 337 C.D. 2014, (Pa. Cmwlth, 2014) In this case, the Court determined that the claimant was within the course and scope of his employment under Section 301(c) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P.S. 411(1), when, after the claimant told his manager that he quit his job he was injured […]