Neckles v. Harris Teeter

CALABRIA, Judge.

Dawson F. Neckles ("plaintiff") appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission ("the Commission") determining that he was no longer entitled to temporary total disability benefits. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

Plaintiff is a 68-year-old man who moved to the United States from Grenada in 1989. Since his arrival, plaintiff has worked for various employers as a meat cutter, and he began working in that role for defendant Harris Teeter in 2007. According to the job description, a meat cutter is required to lift and move up to 100 pounds on a…