The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the treble increase in benefits for workers who, due to an injury, are unable to return to their time-of-injury positions, is unaffected if a worker is terminated for misconduct.
Case: Tractor Supply v. Wells, No. 2021-SC-0286-WC, 06/16/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Patricia Wells sustained a right shoulder and cervical spine injury while working for Tractor Supply. She was later found to have a 15% permanent impairment.
An administrative law judge found that Wells did not have the physical capacity to perform her pre-injury...
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