State v. Head

Banke, Judge.

This is a discretionary appeal from an order of the superior court reversing an award of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. The claimant, a state employee, slipped and fell on July 27, 1980, while working as a food service supervisor, but did not lose time from work until August 12, 1980. He returned to work on September 29, 1980, but left again on October 23,1980. The state did not contest the compensability of the claim and continued to pay the claimant his regular salary, utilizing accrued sick leave time until this was exhausted. Subsequently, regular periodic wages of…