The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a wage-loss disability award to an injured worker, finding his decision to retire on the day he was cleared to return to work and his lack of motivation to find new employment did not mean his injury did not adversely affect his ability to earn a living.
Case: Arkansas Department of Transportation v. Abercrombie, No. CV-19-130, 09/11/2019, published.
Facts: John Abercrombie injured his back in 2014 while working for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. At the time, he was 62 years old.
Abercrombie had previous work-related injuries, but n...
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