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JANICE M. DOUGLAS vs. COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ACE USA, ESIS

Filed: May 19, 2008
SJO 0258641

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award of temporary disability indemnity. The Board found the applicant's termination for cause, specifically for sending inappropriate emails despite prior warnings, was tantamount to refusing suitable modified work. Therefore, the applicant was not entitled to temporary disability benefits from her termination date until the date she was later found temporarily totally disabled.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award of temporary disability indemnity. The Board found the applicant's termination for cause, specifically for sending inappropriate emails despite prior warnings, was tantamount to refusing suitable modified work. Therefore, the applicant was not entitled to temporary disability benefits from her termination date until the date she was later found temporarily totally disabled.

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