International Paper Co. v. Hubbard

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that held that claimant has a compensable aggravation claim. The issue presented is whether claimant is entitled to temporary disability benefits for the period when she was laid off and was receiving unemployment benefits. We affirm.

Claimant compensably injured her back while working in employer’s wood products mill in April, 1983. After the injury, she continued working at the mill, but in less strenuous jobs. Her claim was closed in July, 1987, pursuant to a determination order that awarded five percent unscheduled…