Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2002

Rossa v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Rossa v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided September 25, 2002
570 Pa. 1; 807 A.2d 871

Rossa v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 25th day of September, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issues:

1) Whether a Workers’ Compensation Judge has authority to determine paternity.
2) If such authority exists, and in consideration of the factors set forth in Minnich v. Rivera, 509 Pa. 588, 506 A.2d 879 (1986), what is the applicable standard of proof *2for paternity determinations in Workers’ Compensation proceedings?

The City of Philadelphia’s Petition for Supersedeas is DENIED.

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