Port Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

LEADBETTER, Judge.

Employer, Port Authority of Allegheny County, appeals from the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which granted claimant Douglas Cooley’s modification petition and recalculated his average weekly wage. After review, we vacate and remand.

Claimant sustained a work-related wrist strain on July 7, 1997, and received benefits pursuant to a notice of compensation payable. The notice of compensation payable indicated that claimant’s weekly benefit rate was $271.00 based upon an average weekly wage (AWW) of $335.86. In October 1997, claimant executed a…