Worker Who Ran Out of TTD Can Get PTD

A unanimous Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that an employer was liable for payment of permanent total disability compensation to an injured worker who had collected the statutory maximum amount of temporary total disability benefits but had not yet reached maximum medical improvement. Case: Gillispie v. Estes Express Lines, No. CM-2014-03399K, 01/26/2018. Facts and procedural history: Oneal Gillespie worked for Estes Express Lines. He suffered compensable injuries to his back, shoulder and neck in March 2014. Gillespie underwent extensive treatment, including three surgeries. ...