Court: Employer Didn't Follow Rules in Stopping Benefits

An employer should have filed a request to terminate benefits before it stopped paying a terminated employee's temporary total disability, the Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Fonville v. General Motors Corp., No. COA09-120, 10/06/09, published.Facts:  Claudette Fonville, an employee of General Motors Corp., was attending an employee appreciation luncheon in July 2005 when a tent pole struck her in the head. The employer admitted compensability in October 2005, and Fonville received medical treatment. She was released back to work on a limited basis, but complained of persistent and seve...