Banic v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether a workers’ compensation claimant who suffers a compensable injury before the effective date of the amendment to Section 306(a)(2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1 but who is incarcerated for a criminal conviction after the effective date of that amendment, is entitled to compensation benefits during his period of incarceration. Because we find that a claimant cannot receive benefits during his period of incarceration, we affirm the order of the Commonwealth Court suspending appellant’s benefits for the time he spent…