Lago Mar Properties, Inc. v. Manfred

SHIVERS, Judge.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation appeal injured her back lifting a mattress while working as a maid for Lago Mar. She returned to her job at Lago Mar the next day but found that her back pain prevented her from performing her work. She also tried but was unable to perform maid service for her former landlord. Lago Mar eventually laid her off in June 1985.

Claimant filed a claim for benefits and a hearing was conducted. On February 16, 1988 the deputy commissioner (DC) ordered the employer/carrier to pay certain unpaid medical bills, temporary total disability benefits…