ROSARIO ARRIAGA vs. THE EASTRIDGE GROUP, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY

This case involves an employer's petition for reconsideration of an award for temporary disability benefits for an injured assembler. The employer argued the applicant was terminated for good cause unrelated to her injury and that modified duties would have been available. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, upholding the administrative law judge's findings. The Board found the employer failed to present credible evidence of available modified duty and that the applicant's termination was not proven to be for "good cause" based on conflicting testimony.