No Additional TTD Owed to Retail Worker After Termination

Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits after being fired from her job and that her employer was not liable for penalties for failing to pay. Case: Scarlett v. Macy’s West Stores Inc., No. CAAP-19-0000868, 07/31/2023, unpublished. Facts: Monica G. Scarlett worked for Macy's West Stores Inc. She injured her back in July 2017 while lifting boxes at work. Macy's accepted liability for her injury, and she received temporary total disability benefits for about...