Olsen v. Kling

OPINION

PETERSON, Justice.

Joseph Kling and Western Mutual National Insurance Company seek review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals affirming an award of benefits to Kristoffer Olsen for permanent total and permanent partial disabilities. Kling and Western challenge findings that Olsen was Kling’s employee, that Olsen was earning a weekly wage of $500 on the date of injury, and that he sustained an 80 percent permanent partial disability of the back. Olsen also seeks review of the decision, contending that the compensation judge and the WCCA erred in deferring payment…