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034 Pa. Code § 131.52. First hearing procedures.
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a fair and prompt hearing process, to allow all parties to introduce appropriate evidence and to receive a timely decision from the judge. When practicable and appropriate, the entire record relating to any petition shall be completed at the initial hearing, recognizing that the hearing process may differ based upon several variables including geographic location, number of parties involved, case volume and availability of experts for testimony.
(c) The moving party, at the first hearing, shall advise the judge and opposing parties of the following:
(1) Allegations and issues of fact and law involved in the moving partys petition.
(e) The parties shall identify and provide, if not otherwise electronically available to the judge, all documents required by law to be filed with the Department and which are relevant to issues in dispute with the same injury date and pertaining to the same claim. The judge will place those documents in evidence along with any other documents required to be filed by law with the Department or prior judges and which the judge deems relevant to the proceeding. The judge and the employee may not introduce the First Report of Injury into evidence.
(h) Subsections (a)(g) supersede 1 Pa. Code § § 35.123, 35.12535.128, 35.155, 35.164 and 35.169.
The provisions of this § 131.52 amended under sections 401.1, 435(a) and (c) and 1608 of the Workers Compensation Act (77 P.S. § § 710, 991(a) and (c) and 2708); section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 565); and section 414 of The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (77 P.S. § 1514).
The provisions of this § 131.52 adopted March 29, 1991, effective March 30, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1401; amended December 6, 2002, effective December 7, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043; amended October 16, 2009, effective October 17, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 6038; amended December 19, 2014, effective December 20, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7837. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (345995) to (345997).
Failure to Move or Admit
Where the record is devoid of any indication that a surveillance video was offered or admitted into evidence, it cannot be used as the basis for the workers compensation judges decision. Kimberly Clark Corp. v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board, 790 A.2d 1072 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).
Where the employer failed to file its answer to the claim petition in a timely manner, the matter was properly considered a noncontested proceeding and there was no need for claimant to move the admission of the claim petition. William J. Donovan Sheet Metal v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board, 789 A.2d 344 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001); appeal denied 800 A.2d 936 (Pa. 2002).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 131.53 (relating to procedures subsequent to the first hearing).