Virginia Wayside Furniture, Inc. v. Burnette

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, we hold that a partially disabled employee can cure an unjustified refusal of selective employment of a job procured by his employer by obtaining other comparable employment. We also hold that the commission erred in calculating the amount of Mickey L. Burnette’s temporary partial disability benefits. Accordingly, we affirm the commission’s decision to award Burnette disability benefits for partial wage loss but reverse and remand the decision regarding the amount of the award.

On November 17, 1988, Burnette sustained a compensable injury…