Prince William County Service Authority v. Harper

BENTON, Judge.

Prince William County Service Authority appeals from a ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Commission granting Lorraine Harper temporary total disability benefits from May 23, 1995 until July 23, 1995. The Authority argues that Harper is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because she obtained her employment through misrepresentation. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the commission’s award.

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The evidence proved that Harper was employed in 1993 by the Authority as a waste water treatment plant operator. On June 14, 1994, Harper slipped and fell and sustained a…