Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 2010PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections (Department) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying the Department’s petition to terminate Brenda Wagner-Stover’s (Claimant) workers’ compensation benefits. In doing so, the Board held that the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) was free *605to disregard the adjudication of the Secretary of Corrections that Claimant had fully recovered from her work-related injuries and, thus, was no longer eligible for the benefits provided to prison employees injured on…
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