A worker could not assert that his employer had failed to timely answer his claim petition based on the employer's failure to respond to it within 20 days of mailing when the petition hadn't been sent to the employer's correct address, the Commonwealth Court ruled.
Case: Washington v. WCAB (National Freight Industries Inc.), No. 1070 C.D. 2014, 03/04/2015, published.
Facts: Patrick Washington worked as a tractor trailer driver for National Freight Industries.
In 2009, he suffered injuries in an automobile accident unrelated to his work. Washington missed seven days of work a...
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