Donner v. State Industrial Insurance System

OPINION

The question presented by this appeal is whether appellant Darlene Donner (Donner) satisfied the requirements of NRS *695616.4011 for counting tip income toward her disability compensation. We hold that Donner satisfied the requirements of NRS 616.401.

FACTS

On January 25, 1988, Donner suffered a compensable industrial injury to her back while working as a waitress at Macayo Vegas (Macayo), a restaurant where she had worked for about six years. Respondent State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS) accepted Donner’s claim for temporary total disability, but refused to count Donner’s tips as…