The Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund is not responsible for a workers’ compensation claimant’s benefits—either wage-loss or medical—until the fund is provided notice of the individual’s injury and the employer’s lack of insurance, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
A unanimous en banc panel ruled May 9 in Commonwealth v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Kendrick and Timberline Tree & Landscaping) that Section 1603(b) of the Workers’ Compensation Act considers both types of benefits in delaying “compensation” until notice is given to the fund.
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