The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s application for disability retirement benefits from the state, finding he remained capable performing a similar job to the one he had at the time he was hurt.
Case: Rhodes v. Theilen, No. 2016-CA-001060-MR, 01/05/2018, unpublished.
Facts: Frank Rhodes was a professional boxer for 10 years before joining the custodial crew at Northern Kentucky University. In October 2007, Rhodes suffered a back injury helping his coworkers load a 150-pound scoreboard onto a dolly.
He received medical care on the day of his injury, a...
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