Court Upholds TTD Award for Worker After Brief Period of Re-Employment

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker who had been on light duty restrictions when he lost his job with his employer, then found a new job and requested TTD for the time after he was fired from the new job. Case: Metro Fire Protection v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 17-AA-0029, 05/03/2018, published. Facts: Michael Green worked as a sprinkler fitter for Metropolitan Fire Protection Services. It was a light duty position, to accommodate his disabilities from a 2005 accident while working...