Maurer v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.

JaSHORTESS, Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide whether Frances W. Maurer (plaintiff) is entitled to receive additional supplemental earnings benefits (SEB) from her employer, Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (defendant), in Hammond, Louisiana. The workers’ compensation hearing officer awarded plaintiff SEB because he found plaintiff had proved her injury caused her to earn less than 90% of her pre-injury salary. Defendant appealed.

Plaintiff was a salesperson for defendant earning $8.80 per hour. She serviced customers, folded clothing, and stocked merchandise. On February 16, 1995, she…