BOURGEOIS v. AKZO NOBEL SALT, INC.

No. 97-54.

702 So.2d 762 (1997)

Perry BOURGEOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AKZO NOBEL SALT, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Campbell, Iberia, for Perry Bourgeois.

Teresa C. Leyva, Metairie, Marc E. Devenport, for Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc.

Before THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, DECUIR and PETERS, JJ., and BABINEAUX, J. Pro Tem.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

Claimant, Perry Bourgeois, filed a workers' compensation claim against his employer, Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc., seeking supplemental earnings benefits. The basis of Mr. Bourgeois' claim is that, although he is earning 90% of his pre-injury wages, he is working more hours at a lesser rate of pay. The hearing officer reasoned that the number of hours worked and the hourly rate of pay are irrelevant when comparing...

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