When Seeking Reinstatement of Workers' Compensation Benefits after Layoff from Modified Duty Work, a Claimant Must Prove That the Original Disability Has Continued and Is Once Again Causing Decreased Earning Power - Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. W.C.A.B. (Laubach)

Authors

Anita A. Reno

Abstract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that an injured worker seeking reinstatement of benefits, after being laid off from modified duty work, need only demonstrate that the disability from his original work injury has continued and that it is once again causing him to suffer decreased earning power through no fault of his own.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. W.C.A.B. (Laubach), 760 A.2d 378 (Pa.2000).

First Page

111

Recommended Citation

Anita A. Reno, When Seeking Reinstatement of Workers' Compensation Benefits after Layoff from Modified Duty Work, a Claimant Must Prove That the Original Disability Has Continued and Is Once Again Causing Decreased Earning Power - Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. W.C.A.B. (Laubach), 40 Duq. L. Rev. 111 (2001).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol40/iss1/5