Caso v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

This Court granted review to determine whether a claimant receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits can be compelled to *289attend a vocational interview with an individual not previously approved as an expert by the Department of Labor and Industry. In February 1998, claimant suffered a lumbar strain and wrist contusion in the course and scope of his employment with the School District of Philadelphia. After claimant received temporary total disability benefits for 20 months, employer’s insurer, CompServices, Inc., referred him, pursuant to 77 P.S. § 512(2), to a vocational…