Simon v. Natchitoches Parish School Board

bDECUIR, Judge.

This appeal of a workers’ compensation claim raises the very narrow and specific question of whether an employer, who voluntarily overpays the claimant a certain amount of sick pay, should be granted an automatic credit against workers’ compensation benefits to which the claimant is later found to be entitled.

John Simon, a longtime teacher with the Natchitoches Parish School Board, was first injured in 1995 while breaking up a fight between two students. His condition required back surgery and, after recovering, he returned to classroom teaching. Simon was again injured, twice,…