At 9:16 AM today, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision, in a workers compensation case, purporting to prospectively abolish common law marriage but upholding the finding of marriage in the case before it. The case is PNC Banc Corporation v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board. Undoubtedly, the decision will have an impact in the benefits arena in Pennsylvania for those plans which depend on state law to determine whether or not an employee is “married.”
Pennsylvania Court Abolishes Common Law Marriage
At 9:16 AM today, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision, in a workers compensation case, purporting to prospectively abolish common law marriage but upholding the finding of marriage in the case before it. The case is PNC Banc…