Soprano Const. Co., Inc. v. Maia

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which the employee appeals from a decree of the appellate division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming a trial commissioner’s finding that the employee was no longer totally incapacitated. On April 6, 1976, the employee, a laborer, incurred a job-related injury, to wit, a ruptured disc and a “complete foot drop.” 1 Subsequently, on June 15, 1977, he was awarded benefits for total incapacity, which benefits included dependency benefits for his minor son. On August 30, 1978, the employer filed a petition to review…