Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Little

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that held that it had prematurely terminated claimant’s temporary total disability (TTD) benefits in violation of OAR 436-60-030(5) and that, therefore, she is entitled to a penalty and attorney fees. We affirm.

In May, 1987, claimant sustained a compensable back injury, for which she received TTD compensation. She saw Dr. Womack, a chiropractor, Dr. Hendricks, an orthopedist, and Dr. Marier, her “regular” physician, for that injury and several unrelated conditions. She also saw Dr. Baker, another orthopedist, at the request of…