Graham v. Masonry Reinforcing Corp. of America

Stroud, Judge.

Defendant appeals opinion and award by the Full Commission. Defendant contends the Full Commission erred by concluding plaintiff was disabled after 17 December 2001 and finding plaintiffs termination was not due to an economic downturn and plaintiffs misconduct, and by concluding plaintiffs back condition was compensable. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and remand in part.

I. Background

In May of 2000, plaintiff began working for defendant Masonry Reinforcing Corp. of America (“Masonry”) as a cost accountant. Plaintiffs job “required him to prepare cost accounting…