Housing Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision to deny its Modification Petition. The WCJ found that Employer failed to meet its burden of proving that work was “available” to Cleatus Redmond (Claimant) because he did not meet the job requirement that he live within the City of Pittsburgh (City).

Claimant sustained an injury on April 29, 1998 while in the scope and course of his employment as a painter.…