Legal Opinion

United Cerebral Palsey & Motorist Mutual Insurance Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KELTON, Senior Judge.

United Cerebral Palsy (Employer) petitions for review of the March 12, 1993 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, in which the Board modified Claimant Judith Emph’s benefits based on the wage rate of the first job referral which Claimant failed to pursue in good faith, thereby reversing the Referee’s suspension of Claimant’s benefits based on the wage rate for a later-referred job which exceeded Claimant’s pre-injury wages.

The sole issue raised by Employer is whether, under The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act,1 where a claimant receives numerous job…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Associated Plumbing & Heating & CNA Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Kurtiak v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Castro v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Records v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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