Hill, Fleeta

Fleeta Hill, a Costco maintenance assistant, sustained an accepted June 4, 2022 industrial injury to her cervical spine, head, and in the form of headaches, with disputed claims to her left shoulder and eyes. The WCJ found that Costco made a legally valid offer of modified/alternative work effective April 18, 2023, which applicant declined, terminating defendant's liability for temporary disability after that date. Applicant sought reconsideration, arguing the WCJ failed to consider whether the modified work offer was medically appropriate given that it required a roughly 2-hour-each-way commute to Vallejo from her new Manteca residence. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration on a preliminary basis, finding it unclear whether the offer was a bona fide offer under Dennis v. State of California, and deferred a final decision pending further study of the record and applicable law.