Opinion by Judge Hull:
Given that the ALJ limited Phillips’s employment at the sedentary level to jobs that do not involve multi-tasking, the ALJ must specifically determine in the first instance whether such a restriction significantly limits Phillips’s basic work skills; that is, whether there are a wide range of sedentary jobs that do not require m ulti-tasking. Foote, 67 F.3d at 1559 (“The ALJ must make a specific finding as to whether the nonexertional limitations are severe enough to preclude a wide range of employment at the given work capacity level indicated by the exertional limitations.” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)). The ALJ must address and resolve this issue before relying on the grids.
pp. 26-27
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