Effingham v. THE KROGER CO.

*108TYSON, Judge.

Jennifer J. Effingham (“plaintiff”) appeals the denial of her claim for permanent total disability by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Commission”). Defendants, The Kroger Company (“defendant-employer”) and CNA Continental Casualty (“defendant-carrier”), appeal an award of temporary total disability by the Commission. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Facts

Plaintiff filed a motion for payment of past due workers’ compensation benefits, ten percent penalty pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 97-18, and attorney’s fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 97-88.1 in her Form 33, Request for…