Employer Could Terminate Worker's Supplemental Earning Benefits

A Louisiana employer was entitled to terminate its payment of supplemental earning benefits to an injured worker upon showing that the worker was capable of earning 90% of her pre-injury wage in jobs that were available to her.Case: Chapman v. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, No. 12-1168, 03/06/2013, published.Facts: Shanelle Chapman sustained an injury in the course and scope of her employment as a cook at the Coushatta Casino Resort. The tribe and its insurance carrier entered into a settlement with Chapman providing her with supplemental earnings benefits at a rate of $230.91.The tribe later s...