High Court Reverses Award of Supplemental Earnings Benefits

A long-time clerical worker partially disabled by a back injury was not entitled to supplemental earnings benefits because work was "available" to someone with her transferrable skills, education, and experience, which could allow her to earn 90% or more of her pre-injury wage, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled.Case: Clay v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, No. 2011-C-1797, 05/08/2012, published.Facts: Gloria Clay sustained a work-related back injury on June 28, 2005, while employed as a "supply, purchasing and distribution technician" for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Cente...