Employer Could Terminate Benefits without Petitioning for Relief

A divided Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer's defense to a worker's petition for penalties based upon the employer's unilateral termination of his benefits could serve as a petition by the employer to so terminate and that a judge did not err in granting such relief in the absence of a formal petition specifically requesting it.Case: Krushauskas v. WCAB (General Motors), No. 446 C.D. 2011, 10/11/2012, published.Facts: Thomas Krushauskas injured his right shoulder in September 2005, while working as a stock picker for General Motors.GM issued a notice of compensation payable...