Bernard v. Mead Publishing Paper Division

[¶ 1] Mead Publishing Paper Division appeals from a decision of a Hearing Officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting the petition for restoration of John Bernard and awarding ongoing partial benefits. Mead contends: (1) that Bernard is not entitled to benefits for incapacity because he did not experience a reduction in wages folldwing his injury and was terminated from his employment for fault, and (2) that it was error for the Hearing Officer to apply the inflation factor to adjust Bernard’s pre-injury wage, instead of first calculating the employee’s weekly benefits based on a…