Kam v. IBP, Inc.

Inbody, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

IBP, inc., appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Court review panel’s affirmance of the workers’ compensation trial court’s award to Phoumy Kam of temporary partial disability and temporary total disability benefits for an injury she incurred while employed by IBP. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part, and in part reverse and remand for a correct award.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Kam was bom in 1945, and she emigrated from Laos to the United States when she was 35. In 1991, she began working for IBP at its plant in Lexington, Nebraska. On January 13, 1998, Kam…