Glisson v. Rooms To Go

Barnes, Judge.

Not knowing that she was entitled to receive workers’ compensation income benefits for time she lost due to a compensable injury, Phyllis Glisson used more than seven weeks of vacation, personal, and sick leave when she was unable to work because of a work-related injury. An administrative law judge found that Glisson was entitled to temporary total disability (“TTD”) income benefits for that time period, but that her employer, Rooms To Go, was entitled to credit for the leave time she used. The appellate division held that Glisson was not entitled to income benefits, and the…