Legal Opinion

Day v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 18, 2010PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Melvin Day (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the decision and order of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). In her decision and order, the WCJ granted the Petition to Suspend Compensation Benefits (Suspension Petition) filed by the City of Pittsburgh (Employer) on the grounds that Claimant had retired and failed to show either that he was forced to retire from the entire workforce due to his work-related injury or that he was looking for work.

Claimant began working as a helper in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Unora v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Republic Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Petrone v. Moffat Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Turner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Department of Public Welfare/Norristown State Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Keene v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Keene v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Dpw v. Wcab (Roberts)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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