The Utah Supreme Court issued two cases on Tuesday that reversed the Utah Labor Commission’s interpretation of the Utah Occupational Disease Act. The Labor Commission had interpreted the act to provide that an employer was required to reimburse 100% of an employee’s medical expenses for a condition caused by an occupational disease even if the […]
In Workers’ Compensation Fund v. Wadman Corp., a decision issued by the Utah Supreme Court yesterday, the Court decided that a general contractor was the “statutory employer” of a subcontractor’s employee for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage. Although the case presented a unique set of facts, the decision illustrates the necessity for general contractors to […]
In a case decided last week, the Utah Supreme Court held that a woman who had been injured on the job could not only recover under the Workers’ Compensation Act for her employer’s negligent acts but also in state court for injuries that were intentionally caused by her employer. The case, Helf v. Chevron U.S.A., […]
In Guisti v. Sterling Wentworth Corporation, the Utah Supreme Court again addressed whether a statement made by an employer can constitute an employment contract for a specified term. In that case, the plaintiff argued that an offer letter he received from his employer guaranteed twelve months of employment. In so arguing, the plaintiff relied on […]
