Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McCULLOUGH.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Employer) petitions for review of the September 28, 2011 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which reversed the order of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) suspending benefits payable to James Cunningham (Claimant).1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. On June 11, 1996, Claimant suffered an injury to his right knee in the course and scope of his employment as a first class body mechanic; at the time, Claimant was working under permanent,…