Churchill v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

BERMAN, Judge.

Claimant, Martha Churchill, seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Commission which determined her degree of permanent partial disability to be five percent as a working unit. We affirm in part and set aside in part.

Claimant was employed as a mechanic for Sears, Roebuck and Company, earning $8.40 an hour, when she sustained an injury to her right knee. Claimant received temporary total disability benefits and was evaluated for vocational rehabilitation. Claimant had a high school education and had been previously employed in retail sales and limited clerical positions.…