BRINKER'S INTERN., INC. v. W.C.A.B.


721 A.2d 406 (1998)

BRINKER'S INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a Chili's Bar & Grill and Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, Petitioners, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (WEISSENSTEIN), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander D. Malich, Pittsburgh, for petitioners.

Anthony T. Colangelo, Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before DOYLE, J., KELLEY, J., and RODGERS, Senior Judge.


DOYLE, Judge.

Brinker's International, Inc. (Employer) appeals an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed and modified an order of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarding Todd Weissenstein (Claimant) total disability benefits.

Employer operates a restaurant, Chili's Bar & Grill, and employed Claimant as a cook. On March 25, 1995, Claimant slipped on a wet floor in the restaurant, jamming the thumb on his right hand. A supervisor...

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