Hardy v. State

_[¿FOIL, J.

In this workers’ compensation case, the employer and employee both appeal. The employer, State of Louisiana, through the Office of Community Services (OCS), challenges the determination of workers’ compensation judge Anthony Palermo that Dorothy Hardy, the employee, sustained a work-related accident. In her appeal, Ms. Hardy contends the workers’ compensation judge erred in finding that her back injury was not related to the work accident on October 22, 1999. She further claims she should have received supplemental wage benefits during nine days she took leave without pay, before…