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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 2502. Director of adjudication

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The secretary shall appoint a director of adjudication, who:

(1) must meet the qualifications under section 1403;  1

(2) shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary; and

(3) shall report directly to the secretary or a designee.

(b) The position of director of adjudication shall be part of the unclassified service, as provided for by the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L. 752, No. 286),  2 known as the “Civil Service Act.”

(c) The director of adjudication shall be responsible for assigning a workers' compensation judge to every matter which may require the utilization of a workers' compensation judge. The director of adjudication shall also have other responsibilities as the secretary may prescribe.

(d) The director of adjudication shall receive remuneration above that of any other workers' compensation judge.

1 77 P.S. § 2503.
2 71 P.S. § 741.1 et seq.
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