Mason v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

Barry Mason (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) holding that his failure to apply for suitable alternative employment after his forced retirement justified suspension and not modification of benefits as the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) ordered, because, by doing so, he had removed himself from the workforce. Claimant contends that suspension is unwarranted because he established that he was seeking employment.

Claimant was employed by Joy Mining Machinery (Employer) as a welder, and his duties, besides welding,…