The Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that an injured worker whose employer periodically subjected its employees to undefined furlough periods was entitled to collect temporary partial disability benefits during the furlough periods. Case: Carr v. Atkinson, No. 1589-13-4, 04/08/2014, published.Facts: Carnie Carr's doctor restricted him to light-duty work after he suffered an industrial injury. Carr worked in the construction industry, and his employer would periodically furlough nearly all of its employees for undefined periods of time, with the expectation that the employees wo...
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