Legal Opinion
SSM Health Care v. Donnice Hartgrove
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 2014No. WD77560Published
1Opinion of the CourtThomas H. Newton, Presiding Judge
Summary
SSM Health Care (employer) appeals the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) denying a motion to suspend disability benefits to Ms. Donnice grove (employee) for refusing to submit to a medical examination. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
In June 2001, the employee, a registered nurse, injured her back while lifting a 300-pound stroke patient. After receiving medical treatment, including surgery, the employee returned to work. She left work after three weeks because of lower back and leg pain and an inability to concentrate. The employer had…
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- Bunker v. Rural Electric CooperativeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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