McAnally v. Butzinger Builders

Jeffrey McAnally, a carpenter employed by Butzinger Builders, sustained a left wrist injury and filed a workers’ compensation claim. The arbitrator found that McAnally could not return to work as a carpenter and further found that plaintiff was entitled to receive a wage differential award based on his prior earnings as a carpenter and his current earnings, $5 an hour, as a deliveryman. On April 30, 1990, the arbitrator filed her memorandum of decision, which included the following findings:

"On April 16, 1987, *** McAnally *** sustained accidental injuries ***.

The earnings of the Petitioner…