Zavala v. ConAgra Beef Co.

Sievers, Judge.

Maria Zavala petitioned for workers’ compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury she sustained while working for ConAgra Beef Company (ConAgra). The Nebraska Workers’ Compensa tion Court trial judge found that Zavala had sustained a 50-percent loss of earning capacity and awarded her a 2-percent permanent partial impairment status for her right upper extremity as well as vocational rehabilitation benefits. After Zavala’s appeal to a review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court, the trial judge’s award was affirmed in all respects except that the award of vocational…