# Kelly v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · October 3, 2008 · 598 Pa. 539

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6268416

## Case

- **Full name:** Gary KELLY v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (U.S. AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.). Petition of U.S. Airways Group, Inc.
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** October 3, 2008
- **Citations:** 598 Pa. 539; 958 A.2d 495; 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1640
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

*540
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 3rd day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, reframed for purposes of clarity, is:
Is claimant’s employer entitled to the severance benefit offset, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, when the benefits were paid due to a layoff or furlough and not a permanent separation?

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