Lowe's No. 0507 v. Greathouse

Dissenting opinion by

Justice GRAVES.

Most recently, a majority of this Court reiterated the underlying remedial purpose of the Workers’ Compensation Act:

Workers’ compensation is a form of social welfare legislation. Its purpose is to require employers to provide necessary medical treatment for workers who are injured in the course of their employment and to replace some of the income they will lose, thereby enabling them to meet their own essential needs and those of their dependents.

Keith v. Hopple Plastics, 178 S.W.3d 463 (Ky.2005) (rendered Nov. 23, 2005, but not yet final). Long standing…