Mickens v. Western Probation Detention Center

Johnson, Chief Judge.

We granted Carol L. Mickens’ application for discretionary appeal in this workers’ compensation case to determine whether “weekly benefits” under OCGA § 34-9-82 (a) include permanent partial disability benefits paid pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-263 so as to extend the statute of limitation period for filing a claim to two years after the date of the last such payment. Because we conclude that the plain language of OCGA § 34-9-82 (a) includes such benefits, we reverse the superior court’s judgment, reinstate the appellate division’s decision that Mickens’ workers’ compensation…