Bus Driver Gets PPD, Employer Doesn't Get Ruling on Claim to Credit

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a bus driver was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for her injuries from a collision with a drunken driver, and that the Compensation Court correctly declined to rule on her employer’s entitlement to a credit. Case: Gimple v. Student Transportation of America, No. S-17-985, 08/03/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Shelly R. Gimple worked as a bus driver for Student Transportation of America. In April 2014, a drunk driver crashed into a bus that Gimple was driving. STA paid workers’ compensation benefits to Gimple ...