PMI Employee Leasing v. Kyser

**PMI Employee Leasing v. Kyser: Workers' Compensation Rate Correction** This case involved a dispute over how much money an injured worker should receive in workers' compensation benefits. PMI Employee Leasing and a worker named Kyser disagreed about the correct weekly payment amount the worker was entitled to after being injured on the job. The appeals court found that while the trial judge got the basic facts right, they made an error in calculating the worker's compensation rate. The court determined that the worker should receive $494.00 per week instead of the higher amount of $512.82 that was initially awarded. The case was sent back to the lower court to recalculate the total benefits using the correct weekly rate. **What this means for workers:** This case shows that workers' compensation calculations must follow specific legal formulas and maximum limits set by state law. While this particular worker ended up with a slightly lower weekly amount, the ruling reinforces that injured workers have the right to challenge compensation calculations in court. If you're injured at work and believe your workers' compensation benefits are calculated incorrectly, you can appeal the decision through the court system to ensure you receive the proper amount under the law.