Oliver v. Boeing Co.

PIERRON, J.:

Tyrone Oliver received a workers compensation award including payment for wage loss. The Boeing Company-Wichita and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company (Boeing) contend that Oliver did not allow Boeing the opportunity to offer accommodated work before he resigned and claimed disability and, therefore, he did not act in good faith. We affirm.

Oliver worked for Boeing installing doors on 737 cargo planes. He riveted, drilled, deburred, and engaged in other physical tasks using power tools. In June 1993, he reported to Boeing’s medical center complaining of pain in his…