Autozone, Inc. v. Brewer

OPINION OF THE COURT

Affirming a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board), the Court of Appeals has determined that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred by limiting the duration of the claimant’s award under KRS 342.730(4). The employer maintains that the decision is erroneous because although the claimant did not work in the private sector for enough- quarters to qualify for normal old-age Social Security benefits, he is a retired federal employee and receives a federal pension. We affirm.

The claimant was born on February 20, 1937. He had worked for the federal government for…