Jayne v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

PALLADINO, Judge.

Michael Jayne (Claimant) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which suspended Claimant’s benefits based on a referee’s decision that Claimant refused an offer of employment within the medical limitations of his disability.

In the course of his employment with King Fifth Wheel (Employer), Claimant sustained an injury to his back and received workmen’s compensation benefits pursuant to a notice of compensation payable. In a letter Claimant received on November 17, 1987, Employer offered Claimant a lab technician position (Position) beginning on…