Ortiz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Eleazar Ortiz (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) suspending his disability benefits. In doing so, the Board reversed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that Claimant remained eligible for benefits because his medical condition had not improved. The Board held that it was Claimant’s status as an unauthorized alien, not his injury, that caused his loss of earning power. We affirm.

On June 16, 2007, Claimant suffered a work injury when he fell from a ladder while working for Rodriguez…