A labor market survey indicating a claimant's earning power is higher than his current wages entitles the employer to a further modification of benefits, a Pennsylvania court ruled.
In CRST v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 1954 C.D. 2006, 07/30/2007, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that there is no statutory time limit for an employer to have a vocational counselor reassess the claimant.
"Accordingly, we conclude that employer in the present case was not precluded from proffering expert reports to establish claimant's earning power," the court ruled.
The claimant...
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