Veolia Environmental Services v. Vick

McFadden, Judge.

This appeal is from a superior court order reversing a portion of a decision by the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. Because the superior court improperly shifted the burden of proof to the employer, its reversal was erroneous.

“When reviewing a workers’ compensation award, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the party prevailing before the appellate division. [Cit.]” Ga.-Pacific Corp. v. Wilson, 240 Ga. App. 123, 124 (1) (522 SE2d 700) (1999). So construed, the evidence shows that in January 2007, Veolia Environmental…