Ayers v. Rembert

Eldridge, Judge.

Keith Ayers d/b/a Advanced Materials appeals from a judgment ordering it to pay former employee Richard Rembert money owed to him under a workers’ compensation award, including a penalty for late payment. Advanced Materials challenges the authority of the superior court to include the penalty in its judgment. We find that the superior court acted within its statutory authority and affirm.

On May 5, 1997, Rembert experienced a sharp pain in his lower back while cleaning the plant floor. He returned to work the next day and experienced additional lower back pain while lifting…