Dietrich Industries, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

COLINS, President Judge.

Dietrich Industries (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ granted Glenn Shank’s (Claimant) claim petition pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act)1 and denied Employer a credit for Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits (TRA) paid to Claimant. This case presents an issue of first impression: whether Employer is entitled to a credit for TRA benefits received by Claimant during a period covered by a subsequent agreement for compensation. We…