Each party may be represented at the informal conference conducted under section 402.1 of the act (77 P. S. § 711.1), but the employer may only be represented by an attorney at the informal conference if the employee is also represented by an attorney. When the employee is not represented at the informal conference, an employer may be represented by an agent or other representative, other than an attorney, at the informal conference.
34 Pa. Code § 123.601