Amerisure Insurance Co. v. Jones

I ¡>In this workers’ compensation proceeding, an employer and its insurer appeal a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation denying their motion to compel rehabilitation and for reduction of benefits, or alternatively, to condition further disability benefits on claimant’s weight loss in compliance with a proper medical treatment plan. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

*630FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Midwest Medical Supply Company, LLC employed the claimant, William Jones, on October 12, 2009, as a warehouse clerk. On December 2, 2010, the claimant injured his back while lifting some…