What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; decision of April 12, 2022 amended to remove finding of right knee injury and otherwise affirmed
Petition for Reconsideration granted, decision of April 12, 2022 amended and otherwise affirmed
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Other disputed issueDefendant prevailedright knee
The finding of a right knee injury was an admitted error by the WCJ and was removed on reconsideration.
From the decision · page 4CONTENTION A: THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OR EVIDENCE OF A RIGHT KNEE INJURY SO A FINDING AS TO THE RIGHT KNEE IS IN ERROR
Temporary disabilityApplicant prevailedneck · low back
The award of temporary total disability from October 1, 2020 through November 3, 2021 was sustained because the employer failed to prove availability of accommodated work despite termination for cause.