Pioneer Construction v. Conlon

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice..

This appeal arises out of a decision by the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board (Board), awarding Glen Conlon ten weeks of temporary total disability (TTD), which the employer did not pay, and an increase in his TTD benefit rate. Pioneer Construction and its workers’ compensation carrier, Alaska National Insurance Company (collectively Pioneer), appealed the Board’s decision to the superior court pursuant to AS 22.10.020(d). The superior court, sitting as an intermediate appellate court, affirmed the Board’s decision. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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