BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP. v. W.C.A.B.


760 A.2d 378 (2000)

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (LAUBACH), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Hollenbach, Allentown, for Bethlehem Steel Corp.

Martha J. Hampton, Philadelphia, for George Laubach.

James A. Holzman, Harrisburg, Amber M. Kenger, Mechanicsburg, for W.C.A.B.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a workers' compensation claimant who has not fully recovered from a work-related injury is entitled to reinstatement of total disability benefits when laid off from a modified duty job by the time-of-injury employer.

On September 7, 1992, George Laubach sustained a lumbosacral strain while working for Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Laubach...

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