• Van Leer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Covey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0288

    Worker's compensation appeal board correctly found that claimant's duties as a caretaker for a woman suffering from mild dementia fell within the domestic service exception where claimant testified her job was to make sure that employer did not fall, get hurt or leave the house and she provided no medical care other than making sure employer took her medicine. Affirmed.