Morella v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.*

James Morelia (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Mayfield Foundry, Inc. and Laundry Owners Mutual Liability’s (collectively, Employer) modification petition reducing his workers’ compensation benefits but modifying the award to reflect that he had the earning power of full-time employment.1

On September 26, 1998, Claimant, employed as a machinist by Employer, sustained a work-related injury to his lower back. Employer accepted the injury by *600way of a…