No TTD Benefits for Worker Fired From Job

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of a worker’s request to reinstate his temporary total disability benefits after he was fired. Case: Montano v. Advance Stores Co. (WCAB), No. 732 C.D. 2021, 06/27/2022, published. Facts: Franklin Montano worked for the Advance Stores Co. He sustained injuries to his back and right shoulder when boxes of windshield washer fluid fell on him at work in May 2017. In June 2017, Montano returned to work in a modified-duty position. Advance issued a medical-only notice of compensation payable for a work-related injury of an upper back ...