TEAMSTERS LOCAL 384 v. W.C.A.B.


136 Pa.Commw. 426 (1990)

583 A.2d 503

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 384, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (HILL), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Fallon, Jr., Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Jack B. Katz, Sagot & Jennings, Philadelphia, for respondent, James Hill.

Before CRAIG and SMITH, JJ., and BARBIERI, Senior Judge.


CRAIG, Judge.

Where an employee of a union has suffered an injury in the union's service, resulting in a residual disability which continues to limit his earning capacity, can the employer-union, by virtue of a membership vote excluding him from the union job, have his worker compensation benefits terminated without showing the availability of other work within his capabilities?

The controlling rule as to termination of benefits is that the employer must prove...

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