Employer May Adjust Benefits To Worker Who Rejected Modified Work

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was entitled to a modification of its payment of benefits to a worker who had rejected its offers of modified work, and that the worker was not entitled to expand the scope of his claim to include additional conditions. Case: Pettine v. WCAB (Verizon Pennsylvania), No. 372 C.D. 2018, 08/08/2018, unpublished. Facts and Procedural History: Ralph Pettine worked for Verizon Pennsylvania for over 35 years. In February 2015, Pettine was struck by a car while marking a road. Verizon accepted liability for a broken leg and injuries to hi...