Steets,K.,Pet. v. Celebration Fireworks,Inc (WCAB)

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

KRISTINA STEETS, : No. 302 MAL 2023 :

Petitioner :

: Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the v. : Commonwealth Court : :

CELEBRATION FIREWORKS, INC. : (WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL : BOARD), :

:

Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 16th day of January, 2024, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Because specific loss benefits are not payable until either disability ceases or the worker dies, did [the] Commonwealth Court err by limiting receipt of specific loss benefits posthumously to only claimants who die because of a cause unrelated to the work injury?