Clear Creek Transp., Inc. v. Peebles

This case addresses the meaning of the term "rehabilitation" in § 25-5-57(a)(4)d, Ala. Code 1975, which states that "[a]ny employee whose disability results from an injury or impairment and who shall have refused to undergo physical or vocational rehabilitation or to accept reasonable accommodation shall not be deemed permanently and totally disabled." The trial court rejected the employers' argument that "rehabilitation," for purposes of that statute, may consist solely of a former employer locating one or more jobs that the former employer contends the employee is capable of performing. We…