Dupard v. MMR Constructors, Inc.

McClendon, j.

| ¾An employer seeks review of an Office of Workers’ Compensation ruling that awarded its employee twenty-five weeks of compensation benefits for a scar on her right knee, as well as statutory penalties and attorney’s fees. For the following reasons, we amend the ruling to reduce the award from twenty-five weeks of compensation benefits to ten weeks of compensation benefits and .reverse the award of statutory penalties and attorney's fees.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 20, 2013, Ta’Shanta Du-pard, an employee of MMR Construction, *146Inc., was involved in a work-related…