Riddle v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Riddle v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 598 Pa. 548 (Pa. 2008)
958 A.2d 1040; 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1773
Riddle v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Opinion of the Court
AND NOW, this 14th day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED with respect to the following question as rephrased for clarity:
Under Section 306(b) of the Worker’s Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 512(2), may an employer meet its burden of proof to justify modification of an award of workers’ compensation benefits to an injured non-resident employee, based on an earning power assessment which focused on the location of the employee’s residence, as opposed to the location where the injury occurred?
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Harry RIDDLE v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (ALLEGHENY CITY ELECTRIC, INC.)
- Status
- Published