· 5/10/2012
BJ's Wholesale Club v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Citations
- 43 A.3d 559
- 2012 WL 1631839
- 2012 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 142
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating “[v]iolation of an employer’s substance abuse policy constitutes conduct that amounts to lack of good faith on the part of the claimant and a claimant terminated for such conduct is not entitled to disability benefits for that loss”
- “[T]he issue of whether [the claimant’s] conduct evidences lack of good faith is a question of fact to be determined by the WCJ . . . .”
- where the claimant's loss of earnings was a result of a termination for misconduct unrelated to the injury, the claimant was not entitled to disability benefits for that loss
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Judges: Jubelirer, Simpson, Colins
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