Roberts v. Jones Co.

Miller, Judge.

In this case, Debra Roberts accepted a lower-paying job at Huddle House after suffering a compensable injury while employed by The Jones Company d/b/a Flash Foods (“Flash Foods”). Roberts was fired from Flash Foods for reasons unrelated to her compensable injury. The administrative law judge awarded Roberts temporary total disability workers’ compensation benefits during the time between the Flash Foods and Huddle House jobs, finding that Roberts was totally disabled during that time period. When she was hired at Huddle House, while still suffering from her medically certified…