Worker Fired for Fighting Still Gets TTD Award

The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who was fired for engaging in a physical altercation with a colleague while he was on modified duty because of an industrial injury. Case: A1 Pioneer Moving v. Labor Commission, No. 20200534-CA, 11/04/2021, published. Facts: Viliami Pulu worked for A1 Pioneer Moving. After he injured his left shoulder at work in July 2017, A1 provided Pulu with full-time, light-duty work. On Nov. 9, 2017, Pulu asked a coworker to retrieve a key, and the coworker refused. Pulu then threatened, “I’ll kick ...