Panel Says Nurse who Returned to Work after Injury Wasn't PTD

The Supreme Court of Tennessee, Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel, ruled that a nurse who was able to return to work in a modified capacity after her industrial injury was not permanently and totally disabled, and that her permanent partial disability benefits were properly capped at one and one-half times her medical-impairment rating.Case: Cawthorn v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, No. W2012-02138-SC-WCM-WC, 01/15/2014, published. Facts: Bessie Cawthorn worked as a licensed practical nurse for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. She fell from a chair while at work...