Court Tosses TTD Award for Worker Fired for Insubordiantion

The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned an award of temporary total disability benefits to an injured meter reader for the time after she was terminated for insubordination until she was released to return to full-duty work. Case: City of Fort Smith v. Kaylor, No. CV-19-308, 11/06/2019, published. Facts: Trina Kaylor began working for the City of Fort Smith as a meter reader in December 2016. Her job required her to walk residential neighborhoods and record meter readings. During her first month on the job, Kaylor received counseling about needing to speed up her pace and improve the accu...