Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 21, 2003, 43 MAP 2000 (Mitchell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board)

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, we must determine the application of this Court’s decision in

Kachinski v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Bd. (Vepco Construction Co.),

516 Pa. 240, 532 A.2d 374 (1987), in a situation where appellant, the Claimant below, failed to respond to his former employer’s job referrals because he was incarcerated.