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This case affirms an award of temporary total disability benefits to an applicant injured while working for 24 Hour Fitness. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found that the employer failed to provide modified work within the applicant's medical restrictions. The employer's assertion that they offered modified work was contradicted by the applicant's credible testimony, which the Board credited. Therefore, the applicant's wage loss was deemed total, entitling her to ongoing temporary total disability benefits.
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This case affirms an award of temporary total disability benefits to an applicant injured while working for 24 Hour Fitness. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found that the employer failed to provide modified work within the applicant's medical restrictions. The employer's assertion that they offered modified work was contradicted by the applicant's credible testimony, which the Board credited. Therefore, the applicant's wage loss was deemed total, entitling her to ongoing temporary total disability benefits.
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