Kentucky Supreme Court April 26, 2012, 2011-SC-000175-WC (SIDNEY COAL CO., INC. v. Kirk)

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) decision to triple the income benefits awarded for the claimant’s injury and hearing loss claims but reversed the maximum combined weekly benefit

sua sponte

and remanded with directions to correct the amount. The employer appeals the decision in which the Court of Appeals affirmed.