Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Piwowar

The issue in this case is whether a workers’ compensation insurer may cease paying the compensation awarded in a determination order pending a hearing on that order.

Leokadia Piwowar worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation (Georgia-Pacific), a self-insured employer. In Augusto 1981, Piwowar reported to her employer that she strained her back during work. She was unable to work after this incident. Piwowar’s workers’ compensation claim form 1 lists her injury as a “sore back.” Georgia-Pacific accepted the claim. 2

By late 1982, Piwowar’s condition was stationary and her claim was submitted to…