Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Thompson

Miller, Judge.

In this case, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (“MARTA”) unilaterally reduced Kathy Thompson’s temporary total disability (“TTD”) benefits to temporary partial disability (“TPD”) benefits after MARTA no longer allowed her to work with restrictions in its transitional program. Thompson filed a workers’ compensation claim, and an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) agreed that MARTA was not allowed to consider the period Thompson actually worked with restrictions for purposes of OCGA § 34-9-104 (a) (2). MARTA appealed the AL J’s decision to the Appellate Division of the…