News Notes: $2.5 Million Award Stands Against Employer For Rushing Injured Employee Back To Work

In a dispute over an employer’s workers’ comp return-to-work policy, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn a $2.5 million award to an employee of Dillard Department Stores in Nevada. Deloris Beckwith, a 64-year-old sales manager, hurt her back on the job and filed a workers’ comp claim. Beckwith charged Dillard tried to make her return to her job before she was medically discharged. When she refused, Beckwith said she was demoted and then forced to quit.