Acme Markets, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Acme Markets, Inc. (Employer) petitions this Court to review an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dismissing its appeal and reinstating a claim for partial disability benefits filed by Stephen Brown (Claimant). In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Claimant’s reinstatement petition. In this case we consider whether the WCJ properly considered Claimant’s net income rather than gross income from self-employment in determining Claimant’s earning power.

Claimant is a former produce department…