Kmart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Kmart (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to deny Employer’s suspension petition. We also affirm.

On April 27, 1987, Gloria Williams (Claimant) sustained a work-related herniated lumbar disc and, as a result, received weekly workers’ compensation benefits. In September 1998, Employer filed a suspension petition alleging that, as of July 9, 1998, Claimant was offered work within her physical capabilities but that she failed to follow through on the position in good…