Doles v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

The Industrial Commission found that a permanently disabled employee had no loss of earning capacity. Because in reaching this conclusion, the Industrial Commission inappropriately considered earnings derived from sheltered employment, we set its award aside.

HISTORY

Petitioner employee (claimant), a physical therapist since 1965, worked for respondent employer (Sun Health) from 1971 to 1986 and became skillful in the care of elderly patients. After injuring her back in 1972, claimant worked part-time for Sun Health.

In September 1986, when she was 46 years old,…