Brooks v. Capstar Corp.

McGEE, Judge.

Capstar Corporation (employer) and The Hartford, carrier (collectively defendants) appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission) filed 29 April 2003 finding and concluding that Patricia Brooks (plaintiff) complied with the vocational services provided by defendants and that she had not constructively refused to accept employment. Accordingly, defendants were ordered to reinstate plaintiff’s total disability compensation.

The evidence before the Commission tended to show that at the date of injury, plaintiff had worked for employer as…