Chatham County Department of Family & Children Services v. Williams

Pope, Presiding Judge.

As the result of a work-related injury which occurred in 1983, claimant Joann Williams requires 16-hour-a-day attendant care, which is provided by members of her family. The administrative law judge (ALJ) issued an award requiring the employer to pay for 16 hours of family-provided attendant care per day, and this award was adopted by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation and affirmed by the superior court. On appeal, the employer argues that the Board’s most recent fee schedule, which provides for only 12 hours of family-provided attendant care per day, precludes an…