Kurtz v. SCI

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Workers’ compensation self-insured employer appeals circuit court’s ruling that claimant is entitled to permanent total disability benefits under the odd-lot doctrine. Employer claims the court erred in adopting the administrative law judge’s findings of fact and conclusions of law because they were rejected by the Director of the Department of Labor. We affirm.

PACTS

[¶ 2.] Joyce Kurtz was employed as a computer board assembler by SCI (Employer) for approximately seven months. She worked in the same capacity for Employer’s predecessor for about four years. On May 2,…