Court Opinion

ID: 9731961
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 16:03:09.760562+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:22.215067
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BARRY, Senior Judge,
concurring.
I agree that we must remand for a determination of how and to what extent the new performance standards were used in rating Mr. Blecker’s work. I write further, however, to express my opinion that whether a claimant encounters abnormal working conditions is a question of law and *324not a mixed question of law and fact. Archer v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, 138 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 309, 587 A.2d 901 (1991). Only after the referee makes findings of fact on this point can we perform appellate review and decide the legal question of whether abnormal working conditions were present.