Opinion ID: 1130071
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Meek may receive PTD benefits while participating in the reemployment plan.

Text: Unocal argues that once Meek agreed to participate in a reemployment plan, he was limited to receiving interim wages under AS 23.30.041(k). That provision speaks only to the employer's obligations when an employee's PPI benefits are exhausted, and does not limit an employee's benefits exclusively to subsection .041(k) interim wages. See AS 23.30.041(k) (If the employee's permanent impairment benefits are exhausted before the completion or termination of the reemployment plan, the employer shall provide wages equal to 60 percent of the employee's spendable weekly wages but not to exceed $525, until the completion or termination of the plan.). Subsection .041(k) contemplates the payment of other types of benefits during the pendency of a plan. See Id. (providing that an employee receiving TTD benefits before completion of a reemployment plan is entitled to PPI benefits once he or she reaches medical stability). Unocal's argument that Meek is limited to subsection.041(k) interim wages is without merit.