Bryant v. Staffmark, Inc.

LARRY D. VAUGHT, Judge.

This appeal is from a decision of JL/the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission upholding the ruling of the Administrative Law Judge. Appellant argues that the ALJ’s refusal to allow appellant’s rebuttal testimony during her benefit hearing was an abuse of discretion that amounts to reversible error. We agree.

Appellant Twyla Bryant worked as a housekeeper at the Arlington Hotel through Staffmark, Inc. Ms. Bryant’s duties included cleaning restrooms, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, cleaning windows, and taking out the trash. She would begin work each day on the seventh…