Lewis v. Calfrac Well Services Corp.

|,Anthony Lewis appeals from an order of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission allowing the appellee-employer a credit or setoff, against its obligation to pay compensation benefits, in an amount equal to that which had previously been paid to appellant under a separate group-disability policy paid for by appellee. He contends that the Commission erred in its interpretation of Arkansas Code Annotated section 11-9-411 (Repl. 2012), the statute governing such setoffs. We affirm.

Appellant suffered a compensable injury to his back on April 22, 2011, while employed by appellee. The claim…