Union Painter's Direct Employer Must Pay Benefits but Can Take Pension Offset

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a union painter’s direct employer was liable for his benefits but was entitled to a pension offset — and that the worker had earning capacity but had voluntarily withdrawn from the workforce. Thomas England worked as a union painter for M. Schnoll & Sons. He injured his knee while at work in August 2010. He was working on a project for which Merion Construction was the general contractor and Schnoll was a subcontractor. A notice of compensation payable was issued, naming both Merion and Schnoll as E...