Worker Who Returned to Job Gets Increased Benefits After Change in Position

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who returned to his time-of-injury job is entitled to an increased award of benefits after he moved to a lower-paying position. Case: PC Metro Bottling v. Feltner, No. 2019-CA-001768-WC, 09/11/2020, published. Facts: Lonnie Feltner worked as a bay driver for Pepsico. During his shift on June 8, 2016, Feltner felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.  Feltner had surgery on his shoulder in November 2016. He was off work until April 2017, at which time he returned to his pre-injury position as a bay driver. In December 2017, Pepsico m...