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United States: Sixth Circuit Affirms Punitive Damage Award in favor of Undocumented Worker
Posted on 22 May 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

Stressing that non-backpay damages flowing directly from an employer’s illegal act —here the firing of an undocumented worker for filing a claim for workers’ compensation under Tennessee law—did not relate to a plaintiff’s... Read More

United States: District Court Says Termination Was Tied to Injury, Not Immigrant Status
Posted on 9 Feb 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

Construing Tennessee law, a federal district court held that an employer violated the state’s retaliatory discharge law when it fired an injured worker shortly after an encounter between the worker and two supervisors in which the supervisors berated... Read More

United States: Sixth Circuit Chooses to Dodge Federal Immigration Issue In Retaliatory Discharge Action
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 by Thomas A. Robinson

Reversing a decision of a federal district court that had ruled the retaliatory discharge provision of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act was preempted by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”), the Sixth Circuit... Read More

Wisconsin: Average Weekly Wage for 17-Year-Old Killed in Work-Related Injury Should Be Based on Probable Earnings Had He Reached Age of 27
Posted on 6 Mar 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

Death benefits to be paid following the work-related death of a 17-year-old farm worker should be calculated using the presumption provided for in Wis. Stat. § 102.11(1)(g), held a Wisconsin court. That statute provides that where the employee is... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight: Top 10 Cases for 2011 That You Should Know About
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

It’s time to look back on the past year’s top cases to help us identify possible national trends. While many of these cases are state decisions, there are far reaching implications to be found in each of them. Here’s our selection for... Read More

Five Recent Cases You Should Know About (6/27/2010)
Posted on 26 Jun 2010 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson’s Spotlight on Immigration Status, Going and Coming Rule, Stress, Diabetes, and Wrongful Death. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson’s Workers’... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight: Top 10 Cases for 2011 That You Should Know About
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

It’s time to look back on the past year’s top cases to help us identify possible national trends. While many of these cases are state decisions, there are far reaching implications to be found in each of them. Here’s our selection for... Read More