Case Name: Debra BIFALCO v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (George Hafer, Individually and d/b/a George Hafer Trucking and Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.) Petition of Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2005-05-11
Citations: 874 A.2d 1145
Docket Number: 
Parties: Debra BIFALCO v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (George Hafer, Individually and d/b/a George Hafer Trucking and Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.) Petition of Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 874
Pages: 1145–1145

Head Matter:
Debra BIFALCO v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (George Hafer, Individually and d/b/a George Hafer Trucking and Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.) Petition of Eastern Transport and Warehousing, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 11, 2005.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 11th day of May 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal in the above captioned matter is GRANTED, as to the following issues:
Whether the Commonwealth Court erred in holding that petitioner motor carrier is respondent's employer when it did not exercise the requisite control over respondent's activities?
Whether the Commonwealth Court erred in holding that joint and several liability can be appropriate under the workers' compensation liability scheme?
The Application for Supersedeas is DENIED.