Sierra v. Griffin Gin

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

Appellant, the employee J claimant, contends that the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in its calculation of his average weekly wage as the basis for compensation. Additionally, appellant, who appeared pro se before the administrative law judge (ALJ), asserts that because the parties never raised the issue of attorney’s fees, the Commission should have vacated rather than reversed the ALJ’s award of attorney’s fees for appellant. We reverse and remand on the first point and affirm the latter.

This claim was heard on the stipulated facts that an…