Hunter v. Ranch

GUIDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Emma Hunter, appeals from a judgment rendered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) which established her average weekly wage at $120 per week for purposes of determining compensation benefits. Hunter claims the hearing officer erred by applying the formula contained in La.R.S. 23:1021(10)(d) to determine her wage rate. She asserts that her average weekly wage was $150 per week. We find no error in the hearing officer’s calculation and, for the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Hunter injured her back on May 27, 1991 while in the course and scope of her…