Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Dold Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided January 16, 2009No. 99,535PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Leben, J.:
Lazaro Gutierrez injured his back while working for Dold Foods, Inc. The Kansas Workers Compensation Board gave him a permanent partial disability award of 62% based on the average of his wage loss (61%) and his loss of ability to perform work-related tasks (62%). The average of wage and task loss is referred to as a work-disability award, and a worker is entided to that amount for an unscheduled permanent partial disability award under K.S.A. 44-510e(a) unless the person is earning 90% or more of his or her pre-injury wage. In that case, the worker gets a lesser award.
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- Graham v. Dokter Trucking GroupSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- Honn v. ElliottSupreme Court of Kansas · 1931
- Copeland v. Johnson Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1997
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