Brown v. Public Works Commission

JOHN, Judge.

Defendant appeals an order of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission) awarding plaintiff 48 2/7 additional weeks of partial disability compensation pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 97-30 (1991). We affirm the Commission’s order.

Pertinent facts and procedural history are as follows: Plaintiff was injured 1 April 1988 by accident in the course of his employment with defendant. He thereafter received temporary total disability benefits for a period of 48 2/7 weeks. Although plaintiff returned to work, his wages were reduced 7 February 1990 from their pre-injury level in…