odd-lot doctrine
- A legal principle used in workers' compensation law that allows a worker, who is not entirely incapable of performing any work but for whom there is no reliable job market for their services, to be deemed fully disabled
- Under the odd-lot doctrine, the injured construction worker could be regarded as entirely disabled as there was no stable market for the type of work he could perform.
- The court applied the odd-lot doctrine, acknowledging the claimant's total disability due to the unavailability of suitable jobs in the market.
- Because of the limited job opportunities for her specialized skills, she was considered fully disabled under the odd-lot doctrine.
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