Omnova Solutions, Inc. v. Lipa

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Theresa Lipa filed a workers’ compensation claim after sustaining a work-related back injury during her employment with Omnova Solutions, Inc. A hearing was held before an administrative law judge (ALJ) who found that Lipa sustained a loss of wage-earning capacity as a result of her back injury and awarded her permanent disability benefits in the amount of $30.02 per week for 450 weeks. The award was based on the difference between the wages Lipa earned before her injury and the wages she earned for the job in which she was placed five months…