Supreme Court of Connecticut
Gardner v. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services
March 18, 2025351 Conn. 488
Summary
The court held that an administrative law judge may, in the exercise of discretion, continue temporary partial incapacity benefits after a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement, instead of awarding permanent partial disability benefits. The court found the governing statutory language plain and unambiguous and concluded that legislative history could not be used to create an ambiguity absent from the text. The judgment was reversed and the matter was remanded for further proceedings.