Court Says Comp Board Lacked Jurisdiction to Overturn Worker's Award of TTD

The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board could not overturn an award of temporary total disability benefits as being unsupported by the record evidence since none of the parties had contested the award during the proceedings before the administrative law judge.   Case: Castaneda v. ALG Transport Services, No. 118,182, 07/06/2018, unpublished. Facts and Procedural History: Mario Castaneda worked for ALG Transportation Services, a small trucking company based in Overland Park. Alberto Lizarazo owns ALG. In December 2014, Castaneda wrecked an ALG truck ...