Worker Gets Benefits for Foot Injury, Remains Entitled Despite Rejecting Job Offer

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker suffered a compensable injury to her foot when a patient ran over it in a wheelchair and that she was entitled to supplemental earnings benefits after she rejected a modified job offered by her employer. Case: Guillory v. St. Michael PFU LLC, Nos. 23-674 and 23-675, 04/17/2024, published. Facts: Temika Williams Guillory worked as a van driver for St. Michael PFU LLC. While she was at work on May 11, 2018, a patient in a bariatric wheelchair allegedly rolled over Guillory’s right foot. Guillory testified that her foot hurt immediately fol...