Joyce v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Allocatur was granted to address the basic issue of whether Commonwealth Court erred in determining that substantial evidence existed that a job was available to Appellant, William Joyce, and that he failed to make a good faith effort to obtain that job. Because the referee’s findings of fact relative to job availability are based upon objected-to hearsay evidence of a vocational counselor, we reverse.

On May 5, 1986, Appellant sustained an injury to his lower back in the course and scope of his employment with Appellee, Ogden/Allied Maintenance (hereinafter Employer),…