BUDD CO. v. W.C.A.B. (SETTEMBRINI)


798 A.2d 866 (2002)

BUDD COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (SETTEMBRINI), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.D. Harburg, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Joseph J. Schafle, Jr., Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before McGINLEY, Judge, and LEADBETTER, Judge, and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEADBETTER.

In this appeal, we must determine whether an agreement between an employer and its employee regarding settlement of employer's subrogation lien from the employee's third-party recovery violates Section 407 of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act),1 which prohibits agreements varying the amount of compensation to be paid or the length of time over which compensation is...

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