Allegis Group v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

At issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether an employer is entitled to a suspension of benefits based on a light duty job offer when it fails to issue a “notice of ability to return to work” as required by Section 306(b)(3) of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 (Act). Allegis Group and ITT Hartford (Employer) petition for review from an order that reversed a suspension of benefits. Agreeing Employer’s failure to comply with the statutory prerequisite precludes a suspension of benefits, we affirm.

In November 2000, James Henry (Claimant) sustained an injury when…