High Court Says Worker Receiving Statutory Maximum Benefit Can't Get More After 2nd Injury

The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a worker who was receiving the statutory maximum weekly compensation benefit for an industrial injury could not get further compensation during a period of incapacity that resulted from a later work-related injury. Case: Freeman v. NewPage Corp., No. WCB-15-166, 03/31/2016, published. Facts: Brenda L. Freeman injured herself in 2007 while working for the NewPage Corp. At the time, her average weekly wage was $2,044.87. After her injury, Freeman returned to work for NewPage, but in a lower-paying position. As a result of the decrease in her week...