Court Upholds Finding of Compensability but Overturns Order on Payment of Medical Bills

The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for a back injury but said the compensation court had erred in determining which medical bills the employer had to pay. Case: Escobar v. JBS USA, No. A-17-227, 02/06/2018, published. Facts: Gerson Saul Del Cid Escobar worked for JBS USA as a "tenderloin puller." His job duties involved pulling beef tenderloins off a conveyor belt and trimming the meat. The tenderloins could weigh up to 135 pounds.  While he was at work on June 25, 2015, Escobar left the conveyor lin...