Worker With PTD Couldn't Get Benefits Because of Failure to Give Notice of Injury

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker was not entitled to compensation for a herniated disc, since he failed to provide his employer with timely notice of the industrial injury. Case: Pevahouse v. Ameristeel, No. W2016-01864-SC-WCM-WC, 12/12/2017, published. Facts: Jeff Pevahouse worked as an industrial bricklayer at Gerdau Ameristeel for 32 years. In the fall of 2012, he developed weakness in his arms and legs, and balance problems. Gerdau called a meeting with him to discuss what was wrong, and at the time, no one s...