Estate of Slaughter v. City of Hampton

Wendell L.Griffen, Judge.

Previously, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) found that Jerry Slaughter did not suffer a compensable injury in the form of a chemical exposure that led to his death. We reversed and remanded that case. On remand, the Commission awarded appropriate death benefits pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-527 (Repl. 2002), except for widow’s benefits. It denied widow’s benefits to La’Ronda Slaughter, Mr. Slaughter’s widow, because she was not married to him when he suffered the chemical exposure. Mr. Slaughter’s estate again appeals, arguing that the…