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· 12/23/1999

Hoffman v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 741 A.2d 1286
  • 559 Pa. 655
  • 1999 Pa. LEXIS 3770

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that the Act is to be liberally construed to effectuate its humanitarian purposes, with borderline interpretations being resolved in favor of the claimant
  • explaining that the Act is to be liberally construed to effectuate its humanitarian purposes, with borderline interpretations being resolved in favor of the claimant
  • “Thus, as [the claimant] was injured while present at [the e]mployer’s premises in the course of her employment, she should have been afforded workers’ compensation benefits.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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