Court Orders Additional Proceedings on Vocational Suitability

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of an employer’s petition to modify a worker’s disability benefits, finding further proceedings were necessary to determine the vocational suitability of the positions identified in a labor market survey. Case: Fedchem LLC v. WCAB (Wescoe), No. 1641 C.D. 2018, 11/18/2019, published. Facts: Kirk Wescoe worked for Fedchem LLC. He injured his back while at work in 2011. Fedchem accepted liability for the injury. In August 2016, Fedchem filed a petition to modify Wescoe’s disability benefits based upon its labor...