Employer Wrongly Penalized for Paying Full Wages, Court Rules

A workers' compensation judge should not have penalized an employer for paying a claimant her regular wages during her time away from work, a Louisiana appellate court concluded.Case: Nickerson v. Finance America of LA, No. 47,876-WCA, 2/27/13, published.Facts: Cheryl Nickerson, a district manager for Finance America of Louisiana, fell on some uneven pavement while attending a meeting at a corporate office in Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 20, 2011. She was unable to work from the date of injury through Dec. 5, 2011, and filed a workers' compensation claim. Nickerson served the employer wit...