Employer Not Credited for Payments to Worker With 'Concurrent Dissimilar Employment'

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to a credit for the benefits paid to an injured worker with “concurrent dissimilar" employment. Steven Gierum worked as a union crane operator/engineer in New York. Because of the nature of Gierum's work, there were periods when he had no jobs to complete. Gierum and his wife therefore formed Qualassure, a home renovation business, to supplement their income. The Gierums ran the small business together, with Gierum's wife generally in charge of marketing while he performed the physical work of h...