Swope v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Eleanor Swope, the claimant, appeals from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board terminating her compensation benefits pursuant to the petition of her employer, Harry Products Inc., for termination under § 413 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1 We affirm.

The issue in this case is whether the employer met its burden in proving that it offered the claimant “suitable work” when the employer offered to the claimant a position which she is physically able to perform but not at the same hourly schedule the claimant worked before the work-related…