Workers compensation law that can have lower rewards upheld by Kansas Supreme Court Megan Stringer, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 8 Workers injured on the job in Kansas can continue to be evaluated for impairment following medical guidelines that might reduce the amount of their workers compensation award, the state Supreme Court ruled.
In a decision released Friday, justices reversed a ruling from the Kansas Court of Appeals that favored Howard Johnson, but also avoided the constitutional question Johnson posed.
Johnson suffered a serious spinal cord injury while working as a delivery driver for U.S. Food Service. His workers compensation award was nearly $47,000 less than what he would have received if the injury had occurred a year earlier.