Court Affirms PTD Benefits for Laid-Off Worker

The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the finding that an injured worker in a position her employer created to accommodate her disability was entitled to permanent total disability benefits following a general layoff due to a plant closure. Debra Stuart worked for Dickten Masch Plastics LLC. She originally settled her workers' compensation claim for injuries suffered in a workplace fall based on a permanent partial disability of 35% of the body as a whole, resulting in weekly benefits of $403 for 175 weeks. She worked full time in a position Dickten Masch created to accommodate her disabili...