A Tennessee workers compensation judge awarded temporary disability benefits to an auto-auction worker after finding that her treating physician initially misunderstood the physical demands of her job and issued restrictions that did not account for her essential duties.
In Beckman v. Manheim Tennessee LLC, the Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims ordered Manheim Tennessee to pay Nena Beckman temporary partial disability benefits dating to Feb. 5, 2025, less wages and benefits already paid.
Ms. Beckman was injured Feb. 4, 2025, when a sign fell on her head at work. She later developed neck, shoulder and arm symptoms, and an MRI showed cervical disc herniations and moderate to severe stenosis with possible nerve impingement…