In East v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (USX Corporation/Clairton), 574 Pa. 16, 23, 828 A.2d 1016, 1020 (2009), the Supreme Court held that a workers' compensation proceeding is not a civil action, but rather an administrative action, distinct from a civil action. The Supreme Court held that workers compensation proceedings and civil actions have different substantive and procedural provisions and remedies, and that the tribunals vested with original jurisdiction and initial appellate jurisdiction are likewise distinct. Id.