Armstrong Furniture v. Elder

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

Armstrong Furniture and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., (appellants) appeal a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding Sandra Martin Elder (appellee) weekly disability benefits pursuant to Code § 65.1-99 based on a change in condition. Appellants argue that: (1) Elder’s claim for temporary total disability payments was time-barred by Code § 65.1-56; and (2) appellants are not liable for Elder’s alleged disability because she unjustifiably refused selective employment offered by Armstrong for a reason unconnected with the compensable injury. For the…