Worker Can't File Claim for More Benefits Based on Date of Last Payment

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for additional indemnity benefits was time-barred, even though he filed his claim within a year of his employer’s last payment of benefits. Case: Kirk v. Central States Manufacturing, No. CV-17-155, 01/31/2018, published. Facts: John Kirk suffered an on-the-job injury in July 2006 while working for Central States Manufacturing. He received temporary total disability benefits through October 2007 and returned to work. In 2013, Kirk reported pain that he related to his prior injury. Central States sent him to...