Legal Opinion

IGA Food Mart v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 4, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELTON, Senior Judge.

Employer IGA Food Mart petitions for review of the August 9, 1995 order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying its petition for modification and suspension of Claimant Earl Kugler’s workers’ compensation benefits. We reverse and suspend benefits as of May 11, 1992.

Issues

The issues before us for review are (1) whether Claimant had received medical clearance by his treating physician for a light-duty courier job offered by his Employer at no loss of earnings; and (2) whether Claimant lost his right to continued partial disability compensation, when he…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Pieper v. Ametek-Thermox Instruments DivisionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Dillon v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Lukens, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brooks v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Brockway Glass)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Caplan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Royal v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. A. Nahas v. WCAB (Synergistic Partners, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. General Electric Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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