Board Properly Rejected Worker's Challenge to Award as Untimely

The Commonwealth Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board properly rejected a worker’s challenge to a decision by a workers’ compensation judge as untimely. Case: Soto-Melendez v. WCAB (High Concrete Group), No. 167 C.D. 2018, 08/21/2018, unpublished. Facts: Vanessa B. Soto-Melendez worked for the High Concrete Group, a manufacturer of pre-cast concrete. She reported back pain while at work on Dec. 1, 2015. At the end of her work shift, Soto-Melendez went to the hospital. X-rays taken that day revealed no abnormalities other than degenerative disk chang...