Hastings Industries and Federal Insurance Company v. Commonwealth Pennsylvania

At issue is the scope of review by the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) in a facial disfigurement case under the Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act. We must decide whether WCAB may modify the amount of a referees award, based on the boards view of the facial disfigurement, when it determines that the referee capriciously disregarded evidence of the severity and unsightliness of the disfigurement.