City of Reno v. Yturbide

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

This workers' compensation matter raises an issue pertaining to an injured employee's entitlement to a lump-sum payment for a permanent partial disability (PPD) award. Under NRS 616C.495 and NAC 616C.498, an injured employee may elect to receive a lump-sum payment for a PPD award. However, if the employee's PPD rating exceeds a 25-percent whole person impairment (WPI), the employee may only elect to receive a lump-sum payment for up to 25 percent of the rating, and for anything exceeding that 25 percent, the employee must receive payments in installments. This…