Party That Doesn't Qualify as Employer Can't Be Subject to Penalties

The Commonwealth Court of Appeals ruled that a defendant who secured a decision from the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board overturning a finding of liability for comp benefits could not be subject to penalties for having failed to pay the award of benefits while the appeal was pending. Case: Ayerplace Enterprises v. WCAB (Royal), No. 45 C.D. 2016, 02/08/2016, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Frederick Royal suffered a fatal injury while at work in March 2007. In June 2009, a workers' compensation judge found Ayerplace Enterprises and American Road Lines to be jointly liab...