Bertsch v. South Gateway Tire

h CARAWAY, J.

In this worker’s compensation case, the employee disputes the employer’s termination of supplemental earnings benefits (SEBs). Following the employee’s surgery and his refusal to return to a new job offered by the employer, the employee ob*1226tained a job elsewhere paying considerably less than his pre-injury wages. Finding that the position offered by the employer would have alleviated the need for SEBs, we affirm the ruling of the worker’s compensation judge.

Facts

Michael Bertsch was a warehouse manager of South Gateway Tire Company (“Gateway”) earning $2200 per month in salary. On…