Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Accommodated by Employer

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a pharmacy technician’s 70% industrial disability rating, finding her rating was properly based on her condition as opposed to the fact that her employer was accommodating her limitations. Case: Norton v. Hy-Vee, No. 16-1299, 11/08/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Vicky Norton worked for Hy-Vee Inc. as a pharmacy technician. She injured her neck and back while at work in April 2009. Hy-Vee accepted her injuries as compensable but contested the extent of Norton’s disability. A worker’s compensation deputy commissioner dete...