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This worker's compensation case concerns an appeal by an employer, Nashville Electric Service (NES), challenging the Chancellor's denial of a set-off for supplemental short-term disability benefits against a permanent partial disability award. The employee, Jeffery L. Cantrell, sustained a work-related injury causing severe dermatitis, leading to 177.5 days of missed work and a subsequent transfer to a lower-paying position. NES sought to offset excess short-term disability payments against Cantrell's permanent partial disability benefits, based on a prior ruling. The Court reviewed its precedents and ultimately concluded that a previously relied-upon case (Lovell II) was wrongly decided. The Court affirmed the Chancellor's judgment, holding that no set-off of short-term disability benefits against statutory permanent disability benefits is permissible, citing public policy and Tennessee Code Annotated, § 50-6-114.
Cantrell v. Electric Power Board is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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This worker's compensation case concerns an appeal by an employer, Nashville Electric Service (NES), challenging the Chancellor's denial of a set-off for supplemental short-term disability benefits against a permanent partial disability award. The employee, Jeffery L. Cantrell, sustained a work-related injury causing severe dermatitis, leading to 177.5 days of missed work and a subsequent transfer to a lower-paying position. NES sought to offset excess short-term disability payments against Cantrell's permanent partial disability benefits, based on a prior ruling. The Court reviewed its precedents and ultimately concluded that a previously relied-upon case (Lovell II) was wrongly decided. The Court affirmed the Chancellor's judgment, holding that no set-off of short-term disability benefits against statutory permanent disability benefits is permissible, citing public policy and Tennessee Code Annotated, § 50-6-114.
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