Amazon.com v. Magee

OPINION

By the Court, Douglas, J.:

In this appeal, we consider whether an employee who is treated for injuries sustained on the job is considered temporarily totally disabled or temporarily partially disabled when she is able to return to work on a part-time basis. We conclude that a worker released to work with restrictions is only temporarily partially disabled; therefore, her position and salary need not comport with NRS 616C.475,1 which sets forth standards regarding when an employer, by offering modified employment, can cease making temporary total disability payments. Thus, a temporarily…