Eidem v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether Gna-den-Huetten Memorial Hospital’s (hereafter employer) referral letter to Julianna Eidem (hereafter claimant) provided sufficient notice of an available job position to satisfy employer’s burden of proof pursuant to Kachinski v. WCAB (Vepco Construction Co.), 516 Pa. 240, 532 A.2d 374 (1987). For the reasons set forth herein, we determine that employer’s letter was sufficient to satisfy its burden of proof pursuant to Kachinski and reverse the Commonwealth Court.

Claimant worked at Gnaden-Huetten Memorial Hospital as a nurse’s aide.…