Court Upholds Award of TTD and Enhanced PPD for Injured Health Care Worker

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a former health care worker was entitled to an award of temporary total disability benefits for a back injury, and that her permanent partial disability benefits were appropriately enhanced due to her inability to return to her old job. Case: Laurel Creek Health Care Center v. Fryman, No. 2017-CA-000529-WC, 10/06/2017, unpublished. Facts: Ailene Fryman worked at the Laurel Creek Health Care Center as a certified nurse’s aide. She injured herself while at work in October 2015 while lifting a patient. Laurel Creek voluntarily paid ...