Settlement of EEOC Claim Doesn't Get Employer TTD Reduction

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an employer who paid $60,000 to a former employee to settle her charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was not entitled to a credit against the workers' compensation benefits it later was ordered to pay her.  Case: Parker v. Advanced Portable X-Ray, No. CV-13-495, 01/08/2014, published.Facts: Connie Parker worked for Advanced Portable X-Ray, a mobile X-ray company. Her duties involved driving a company van that carried the portable X-ray machine and providing X-ray services to patients. On Sept. 29, 2011,...