Lang v. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

ISHEE, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Christine Lang, a long-term licensed practical nurse (LPN), was injured on the job at Baptist Medical Center (Baptist) in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) awarded her temporary total disability benefits, found that she suffered a 20% diminishment of her wage-earning capacity, and awarded her permanent partial disability benefits. Baptist and Baptist’s insurance carrier, Reciprocal of America, (collectively, the employer and carrier), along with Lang, appealed the Commission’s order to the Circuit Court for the…