Brown v. Shop Rite, Inc.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

I,Angie Brown slipped and fell on a wet floor while working for her employer, Shop Rite, Inc., in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She injured her right knee, low back, and tail bone. Shop Rite paid Ms. Brown workers’ compensation wage and medical benefits after the accident but discontinued the wage benefits a short time later and denied Ms. Brown a change in physicians.

The matter was heard by the Office of Worker’s Compensation (OWC). The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarded benefits and penalties for specific periods of time, but denied benefits and penalties, as…