Yager v. Bellco Midwest

Plaintiff, Michael R. Yager, appeals from an order on rehearing by the Workers’ Compensation Court. The order reduced certain awards made by the court on first hearing. We reverse and remand on the issue of rehabilitation benefits and affirm in certain other respects.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant-appellee Bélico Midwest as a construction worker. At the time of the accident in this case, plaintiff was 28 years old. He had dropped out of high school after the 10th grade and had received a GED in 1988 without the necessity of classroom work. He had worked in “warehousing” in loading and…