Protz, M v. WCAB (Derry SD) of: Derry SD - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT MARY ANN PROTZ v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (DERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT), PETITION OF: DERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT : No. 412 WAL 2015 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : : : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 22nd day of March, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is: Does Section 306(a.2) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act unconstitutionally delegate the State Legislature’s lawmaking authority in violation of Article II, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution by incorporating the most recent edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment?

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