Court Upholds Wage-Loss Award to Worker Injured in Car Accident

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to wage-loss disability in excess of his 11% permanent anatomical impairment following a car accident and the loss of his job. Case: Ace Fence Co. Inc. v. Andrews, No. CV-21-114, 11/17/2021, published. Facts: Jeffrey Andrews worked for Ace Fence Co. His job duties included driving to the homes of prospective customers, measuring areas to be fenced and inputting data into his computer to generate a price estimate. On July 25, 2017, Andrews was driving to a customer appointment when a mail truck struck the passenger side of h...