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City of Pittsburgh v. Workers' Compe. App.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District
Apr 6, 2011
17 A.3d 917 (Pa. 2011)

Opinion

No. 564 WAL 2010.

April 6, 2011.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 6th day of April, 2011 the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Did the Commonwealth Court err by holding that, in a petition to suspend compensation benefits based upon an alleged voluntary withdrawal from the workforce, the employer bears the burden of showing by the totality of the circumstances that the claimant has chosen not to return to the workforce?


Summaries of

City of Pittsburgh v. Workers' Compe. App.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District
Apr 6, 2011
17 A.3d 917 (Pa. 2011)
Case details for

City of Pittsburgh v. Workers' Compe. App.

Case Details

Full title:CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND UPMC BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., Petitioners…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District

Date published: Apr 6, 2011

Citations

17 A.3d 917 (Pa. 2011)