Section 441. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board.--The Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board shall consist of at least three appointed members, of whom the Governor shall designate one as chairman; the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Labor and Industry, increase the number of appointed members on the board. The Secretary of Labor and Industry shall be, ex officio, a member of the board. A majority of the total number of appointed members on the board shall constitute a quorum, and no action of the board shall be valid unless it shall have the concurrence of such number of members and that number constitutes a majority of the votes cast. A vacancy on the board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board.
The Secretary of Labor and Industry, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint a secretary to the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, who shall receive such salary as the Secretary of Labor and Industry, with the approval of the Governor, shall determine.
(441 amended June 29, 1976, P.L.448, No.109)
Compiler's Note: Section 31.1 of Act 57 of 1996 provided that any reference in a statute to the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board shall be deemed a reference to the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.