Fairbanks North Star Borough School District v. Crider

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This is a dispute over the amount of permanent partial disability benefits to which appellee Constance Crider is entitled. In 1984 the Workers’ Compensation Board awarded Crider $22,800 in compensation for a disabling back injury incurred in 1978 in the course of her employment as a school custodian. The extent of Crider’s permanent disability was determined by her loss of earning capacity, measured by the difference between her average pre-in-jury wage and the post-injury wage that she received in 1981 when her injury stabilized. The Board multiplied her 38% loss of…