Keystone Nursing Care Center v. Craddock

TERNUS, Justice.

In this appeal, an employer and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier *302seek reversal of a district court judgment affirming an award of permanent partial disability benefits and penalty benefits to a former employee. We affirm the district court’s decision upholding the award of disability benefits, but we reverse on the issue of penalty benefits.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On March 26, 1998, appellee, Billi Crad-dock, was employed as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a nursing home operated by the appellant, Keystone Nursing Care Center. Craddock testified…