Cote v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

WATHEN, Justice.

Georgia-Pacific Corp. (“employer”) appeals a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming the Commission’s award of reimbursement for housekeeping expenses to Roderick Cote (“claimant”). We conclude that the Workers’ Compensation Act does not authorize payment for housekeeping services, and we vacate the decision of the Appellate Division.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant sustained a compensable injury to both arms that required four separate surgeries and left him totally disabled for approximately eighteen months. After claimant’s…