34 Pa. Code § 131.31
The provisions of this § 131.31 amended under sections 401.1 and 435(a) and (c) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P. S. § § 710 and 991(a) and (c)); section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 565); and section 414 of the Occupational Disease Act (77 P. S. § 1514).
The provisions of this § 131.31 adopted November 6, 1981, effective November 7, 1981, 11 Pa.B. 4015; amended March 29, 1991, effective March 30, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1401; amended December 6, 2002, effective December 7, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (246923) to (246924).
Service of Process
Since neither the employer nor its insurance carrier was ever properly served by the workers compensation claimant, there was understandably a delay in filing the employer’s answer to the petition and the employer most certainly had an adequate excuse for the late filing of its answer under 77 P. S. § 821. Abex Corp. v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Bd., 665 A.2d 845 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1995); appeal denied 681 A.2d 1343 (Pa. 1996).