Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 971. Effect of appeal on lien of judgment; petition for supersedeas; penalty for failure to make payment

(a) The lien of any judgment entered upon any award shall not be divested by any appeal.

(b) Any insurer or employer who terminates, decreases or refuses to make any payment provided for in the decision without filing a petition and being granted a supersedeas shall be subject to a penalty as provided in section 435,  1 except in the case of payments terminated as provided in section 434.  2