Legal Opinion

Valenta v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 7, 2017No. 1302 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE McCULLOUGH

Laurie Valenta (Claimant) petitions for review of the July 1, 2016 -order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) modifying wage loss benefits paid to Claimant by Abington Manor Nursing Home and Rehab (Employer) and Liberty Insurance Corporation (Insurer).

Facts and Procedural History

Claimant had been receiving total disability benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act)1 for a work injury sustained on October 2, 2010, in which a prior WCJ, by decision circulated September 27, 2012,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Hoffmaster v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Senco Products, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Phoenixville Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Meadow Lakes Apartments v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Lombardo v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Supervalu Holdings PA, LLC)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. F. Montero v. WCAB (Con-way Freight)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. Fedchem, LLC, & The SWIF v. WCAB (Wescoe)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. J. Haugh v. WCAB (Carrier Corp. & New Hampshire Ins. Co. c/o AIG)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. J. Wygant v. Kebert Construction (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024

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