Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT MARY ANN PROTZ : No. 412 WAL 2015 : : v. : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL : BOARD (DERRY AREA SCHOOL : DISTRICT), : : : PETITION OF: DERRY AREA SCHOOL : DISTRICT : 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?