Brandywine Mazda Suzuki v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

Brandywine Mazda Suzuki and Inservco petition for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which reversed the suspension of benefits paid to Richard Asman. Brandy-wine Mazda contends that the Board erred in requiring proof of job availability where the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) found that Asman, who had recovered sufficiently to return to work, had been fired for reasons unrelated to his work injury.

On July 13, 2001, approximately three weeks after starting work as a parts manager, Asman slipped and fell in the bathroom at work,…