Terry v. St. Regis Paper Co.

VIOLETTE, Justice.

Employee Peter A. Terry appeals from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Appellate Division) which reversed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Terry contends that a 1981 legislative ceiling on maximum workers’ compensation benefits does not apply retroactively to pre-enactment injuries. Because we find that the Legislature did not intend the 1981 ceiling to apply retroactively, we reverse the Appellate Division.

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Terry, an employee of St. Regis Paper Company, sustained a compensable back injury on January 14, 1981 and…