Peiffer v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant General Motors Corporation appeals by leave granted a decision and order by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board awarding plaintiff Ronald Peiffer partial disability benefits. The issue on appeal is whether the wcab correctly applied the law when it awarded benefits to Peiffer when he lost wages for six nonconsecutive days over a three-week period. We reverse.

This matter was submitted to the Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation on the following stipulated facts:

1. That both parties are subject to the Act.

2. That there is an employment relationship between the parties.

3. That…