Injured Worker Didn't Unjustifiably Refuse Vocational Rehab

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker did not unjustifiably refuse vocational rehabilitation services that were offered when he was totally disabled and not medically cleared to resume working. Joseph Morales worked for LKQ Corp. as a driver delivering automobile parts. He suffered injuries in an accident in July 2015. Over the course of the next five years, Morales’ doctors periodically gave him light-duty work restrictions or took him completely off of a work-duty status. Morales received temporary total disability benefits for the times he wa...