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STEPHENS v. HECKLER

No. 84-1994.

766 F.2d 284 (1985)

Wendell L. STEPHENS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis K. Frick, East Central Legal Services Program, Inc., Anderson, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey M. Teske, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before ESCHBACH, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A person who suffers an injury on the job usually gets compensation according to the extent of the loss. If the injury forces the person to move to a less demanding but less remunerative job, either the workers' compensation system or the tort system will afford relief. The greater the reduction in income, the greater the compensation. A person who loses 30% of his earnings potential will be rated 30% disabled under workers' compensation...

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