Court Tosses TTD Award for Worker's Recovery Time

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for his recovery time from surgery. Case: Quaker City Motor Parts v. Crouch, No. 00612, 08/16/2019, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Sterling Crouch worked for Quaker City Motor Parts and injured his shoulder at work in April 2011. The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission awarded temporary total disability benefits. In August 2011, the workers’ compensation carrier for Quaker City filed a termination of TTD benefits statement indicati...