Legal Opinion

Bissland v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1994PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Debbie Bissland (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the Referee’s decision granting the petition of Boyertown Auto Body Works (Employer) to suspend compensation to Claimant as of June 21, 1989. This case presents the issue of whether workmen’s compensation benefits were properly suspended when Claimant refused to pursue a job referral for which she was medically cleared, and then after this refusal, but prior to the Referee’s decision that Claimant was capable of performing the job offered her, the job became…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Pieper v. Ametek-Thermox Instruments DivisionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Lukens, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. York Terrace/Beverly Enterprises v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. Brewer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Kmart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Lowe v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Upper Darby Township v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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