Brown v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Questioning the computation of her earning power, Gem Brown (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board). The Board affirmed a modification of Claimant’s benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1 We affirm.

Claimant was employed part-time by Knight Ridder, Inc./Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (Employer) as a mailer. Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) Finding of Fact (F.F.) No. 1. After a fall at work in January 1998 in which she injured her right arm and elbow, Claimant began receiving workers’ compensation…