Byrd v. Ecofibers, Inc.

McCullough, Judge.

Ecofibers, Inc., and Hartford Insurance Company (“defendants”) appeal from the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s (“the Commission”) opinion and award finding and concluding that Alvin Byrd (“plaintiff’) has not reached maximum medical improvement; plaintiff’s refusal to accept the employment offered by Ecofibers (defendant-employer) was justified; and the proceedings were brought and prosecuted without reasonable grounds awarding temporary total disability compensation.

Plaintiff sustained an admittedly compensable injury by accident on 8 March 2002 causing two compound…