High Court Says Workers Not at MMI Can Have TTD Terminated

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that if a worker is able to return to his usual employment before reaching maximum medical improvement for his injury, then he is no longer entitled to temporary total disability benefits because he is no longer suffering a loss of wage-earning capacity.Case: Flowers v. Crown Cork & Seal USA, No. 2011-CT-01552-SCT, 04/17/2014, published.Facts: Levon Flowers, an employee of Crown Cork & Seal USA, developed a noncancerous lump and bone spur in his foot in October 2007. Dr. Chris Varva advised him to take a six-week leave of absence to tend to thes...