Legal Opinion

Kolenkiewicz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 27, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Frank Kolenkiewicz (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed an order of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) which granted SKF USA, Inc.’s (Employer’s) modification petition. We affirm.

The facts as found by the WCJ are as follows. Claimant sustained an injury on June 9, 1988 to his low back. Employer issued a Notice of Compensation Payable. The average weekly wage was $846.60 and the applicable compensation rate was $377.00 per week. Claimant returned to work following the injury in a modified capacity and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Rebel v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Markle v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Sheehan v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. King v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Alessandro v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. C. Sadler v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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