Suspension of Workers' Compensation benefits can only be done under specific circumstances

• Indemnity (or wage loss) benefits may only be suspended under the following circumstances:
  
  Return to work with residual impairment and without loss of earnings.
• Refusal to undergo reasonable medical treatment but only upon Order of the WCJ.
• Refusal to comply with an Order for medical examination or vocational interview.
• Incarceration after conviction.
• Failure to complete and return appropriate verification forms.
• Voluntary withdrawal from the labor market but only upon Order of the WCJ.

Cessation of compensation can be accomplished by an agreement to stop weekly wage loss benefits by signing a Final Receipt or Supplemental Agreement or by notification of suspension or modification upon return to work and the filing of appropriate forms, and by a Notice of Suspension for failure to return LIBC Form 760.

The burden of proof remains with the employer much like the burden for terminating benefits.

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