Alexandre v. Excel Handbags, Inc.

Claimant appeals the denial of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for the period of October 27,1983, to January 27,1984. We reverse because the record indicates claimant was not informed that she was released to work and was required to attempt employment while awaiting amputation of her injured fingers, which her surgeon had postponed pending termination of her pregnancy.

The deputy was of the view that the prehearing stipulation, in which counsel stipulated that the claimant’s doctor released her to return to limited work on September 29, 1983, precluded her from asserting that her…