Legal Opinion

Sakell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.1

Linda Sakell (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the referee’s decision to grant Ridgaway Philips Health Care Center’s (Employer) petition for modification because claimant had failed to respond in good faith to two positions that were available to her and which were within her vocational and physical capabilities. Claimant does not dispute that she failed to respond in good faith, nor that the jobs were within her vocational and physical capabilities.

Claimant argues that Employer failed to prove that it had…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Farkaly v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Young v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Roadway Express, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Munroe v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Finley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Marley v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Taylor v. Woods Rehabilitation Service, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County2004

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