Richard Roberge v. Asrc Construction Holding Company and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

Summary

The court held that Alaska’s workers’ compensation statutes require applying the out-of-state cost-of-living adjustment to the employee’s compensation rate before applying the statutory maximum. It rejected the contrary interpretation adopted by the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission, overruled that precedent, reversed the decision concerning Roberge, and remanded for an award calculated under the court’s interpretation.