IVORY v. SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

No. 2007-1201.

980 So.2d 108 (2008)

Wanetta IVORY v. SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne J. Fontana, Christopher M. McNabb, Fontana, Seelman & Landry, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers (LASIE), Amicus Curiae.

Michael B. Miller, Crowley, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Wanetta Ivory.

Sylvia M. Fordice, Assistant Attorney General, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Southwest Developmental Center.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

In this workers' compensation dispute, the claimant's employer appeals the workers' compensation judge's determination that the claimant was paid on an hourly basis. Further, the employer argues that the workers' compensation judge erred in calculating the weekly compensation rate. The employer also questions the amount of penalties and attorney fees awarded. For the following reasons, we reverse in part, affirm as amended in part, and render. Additional...

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