EMI CO. v. W.C.A.B. (RATHMAN)


738 A.2d 33 (1999)

EMI COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (RATHMAN), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cohen, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Timothy D. McNair, Erie, for respondent.

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


NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issues presented are whether Arthur Rathman's (Claimant's) loss of earning power was due to a work-related injury or whether it was due to his layoff for economic reasons, whether the testimony of Claimant's physician was incompetent as a matter of law, and whether EMI Company (Employer) is entitled to a credit for severance pay provided to Claimant upon his layoff. Because the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) correctly resolved...

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