Legal Opinion
Mihok v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Lisbeth Mihok (claimant) appeals from a final order of the Executive Deputy Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DFW) which upheld a decision by the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) denying reinstatement of claimant’s disability benefits pursuant to what is commonly referred to as Act 534, Act of December 8, 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended, 61 P.S. § 951. We affirm.
In 1972, claimant began full-time employment as a psychiatric aide at Woodville State Hospital (employer). In 1974, claimant’s right foot was injured when a patient walked and rocked across it. Following…
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