South Hills Movers v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

LEADBETTER, Judge.

South Hills Movers (employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying employer’s petition to modify or suspend compensation benefits payable to Ervin Porter. The issue raised on appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and the Board erred in concluding that employer’s modified fight-duty position was not actually available to Porter due to non-medically related circumstances. We affirm.

In December of 1997, Porter sustained a work-related injury while working as a mover/packer for South Hills Movers and was, subsequently,…