Releasing 3rd Party Workers Compensation Liability Upheld

A security guard, who was injured on the premises of the employer's client, was prohibited from recovery in a negligence claim. As a condition of pre-employment, the employer had requested, and the injured worker signed, a waiver of liability against the third party.

The Court held that the waiver did not violate public policy and the release was enforceable. The third party workers' compensation release, signed as a condition of pre-employment, was upheld as the guard agreed to extinguish only her right under workers' compensation to recover only amount additional to what she already recovered under workers' compensation.

Bowman v Sunoco, Inc., 2009 WL 4828976 (Pa.Super.), 2009 PA Super 242