Bingnear v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Before this Court is an appeal of Robert Bingnear (Claimant) from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dated January 5, 2008. The Board held that the City of Chester (Employer) was permitted through its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to reduce Claimant’s pension benefits in an amount equal to 100% of Claimant’s workers’ compensation benefits. We vacate the Board’s order and remand for the reasons that follow.

Claimant filed a Petition to Review Benefit Offset. No specific allegations are contained in the Petition. The record contains…