Worker Gets 3rd Ankle Surgery, Additional TTD

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker entitled to a third surgery to treat an ankle injury was also entitled to temporary total disability benefits up until the procedure and for the time she recovered from it. Case: Easley v. College Hill Middle School, No. CV-23-649, 12/04/2024, published. Facts: Laura Easley worked for College Hill Middle School. She fell at work in August 2019. A magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed tears of the anterior talofibular and the calcaneofibular ligaments, as well as a partial tear of the peroneus brevis tendon. Easley underwent surgery in Se...