Judge Upholds Termination of TTD Benefits for Worker Who Left Job Market

A Delaware Superior Court judge upheld the termination of a worker’s temporary total disability benefits because she had voluntarily retired. Case: Warren v. Amstead Industries Inc., No. S19A-09-001 CAK, 08/10/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Ida Warren worked for Amstead Industries Inc. She suffered repetitive-use injuries to her arms and shoulders and began receiving temporary total disability benefits in October 2010. Amstead tried to terminate Warren’s benefits in 2011, 2013 and 2015. In 2017, the Industrial Accident Board granted the company's petition, fi...