§ 1. Short title; application of act
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 77 P.S. Workers’ Compensation
77 P.S. § 1
§ 1. Short title; application of act
That this act shall be called and cited as the Workers' Compensation Act, and shall apply to all injuries occurring within this Commonwealth, irrespective of the place where the contract of hiring was made, renewed, or extended, and extraterritorially as provided by section 305.2.1
Credits
1915, June 2, P.L. 736, No. 338, art. 1, § 101. Amended 1929, April 26, P.L. 829, § 1; 1929, April 29, P.L. 853, § 1. Reenacted and amended 1937, June 4, P.L. 1552, No. 323, § 1; 1939, June 21, P.L. 520, No. 281, § 1. Amended 1956, Feb. 28, P.L.(1955) 1120, § 1; 1972, March 29, P.L. 159, No. 61, § 1, effective May 1, 1972; 1974, Dec. 5, P.L. 782, No. 263, effective in 60 days; 1993, July 2, P.L. 190, No. 44, § 1, effective in 60 days.
Footnotes
77 P.S. § 411.2.
77 P.S. § 1, PA ST 77 P.S. § 1
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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