Wellington Foods v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Wellington Foods (Employer) petitions for review of the October 7, 2003, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to reinstate total disability benefits to Thomas Rice (Claimant). We affirm.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury on December 9, 1998, and pursuant to an adjudication dated October 17, 2000, Claimant received total disability benefits. As of December 7, 2000, Claimant had received 104 weeks of total disability benefits. On July 23, 2001, Employer requested that Claimant…