Rockney v. Boslough Construction Co.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises from the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board’s approval of a vocational reemployment plan for Knute Rockney, who suffered a back injury while working for Boslough Construction. Rock-ney challenges the plan that would retrain him as drafter through the Architectural Engineering Technology program at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Because we agree that substantial evidence does not support that the plan meets Rockney’s remunerative wage and the statutory time limitation, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

II. FACTS AND…