Meaningful Return to Work Major Issue for Appellate Court Rulings in 2015

The meaning of "meaningful return-to-work" was the top issue considered by the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in 2015, according to a summary of cases posted online by the state Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation. The summary includes all important cases up until Dec. 15 of last year. Many of the decisions addressed the reasonableness of either the employer or the employee in attempting to return to work. That's an important issue in Tennessee, because permanent disability awards for claimants who initially return to work but c...