Sobotka v. Chrysler Corp.

(dissenting.) I respectfully dissent.

I disagree with the majority that Thayer and *466Trask1 control the outcome of this case. Whether these cases still have application in any workers’ compensation case I need not decide. However, they are clearly inapplicable to the facts in the instant case.

In Trask, the injured employee was an auditor and officer manager. She received a salary of $60 per week before her injury. After recovering, she asked to return to her old job. However, due to a change in economic conditions, the job was no longer available. She later found employment with a different…