Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2016

Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 22, 2016
133 A.3d 733 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 22nd day of March, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Does Section 306(a.2) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act unconstitutionally delegate the State Legislature’s lawmaking authority in violation of Article IÍ, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution by incorporating the most recent edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ?

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