Bufford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bufford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 963 A.2d 1271 (Pa. 2009)
600 Pa. 126; 2009 Pa. LEXIS 74
Per Curiam

Bufford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 9th day of January, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues for consideration, as rephrased for clarity are:

1) Under 77 P.S. § 772, what burden of proof must a claimant who leaves a modified duty position to accept other employment, which involuntarily ends due to no fault of the *127 claimant, meet in order to obtain reinstatement of his or her worker’s compensation benefits, if the claimant remains disabled by his original work related injury?
2) The parties are also to address in their briefs the question of how 77 P.S. § 772 allocates the burden of proof as between the claimant and the employer in reinstatement proceedings. See Stevens v. W.C.A.B. (Consolidation Coal Company), 563 Pa. 297, 760 A.2d 369 (2000).

Reference

Full Case Name
Terry BUFFORD, Petitioner v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (NORTH AMERICAN TELECOM), Respondents
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published