Morrison v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McCULLOUGH.

Shawn Morrison (Claimant) petitions for review of the March 9, 2010, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denying Claimant’s claim petition. We also affirm.

Claimant worked for Rothman Institute (Employer) for approximately three years prior to his discharge on January 19, 2007. On June 6, 2007, Employer filed a notice of workers’ compensation denial, which acknowledged that an April 4, 2006, injury in the nature of a lumbar sprain/strain took place, but denied that Claimant was…