Steinmetz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Ronald Steinmetz (Claimant) petitions for review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying his Review Petition. We affirm.

Claimant filed a Review Petition alleging that Cooper Power Systems (Employer) improperly took an offset for Claimant’s severance benefits based on the gross amount of the severance he received as opposed to the net amount after withheld taxes. Employer filed an Answer denying the allegations set forth in Claimant’s Review Petition. The parties entered…