A Montana employer that elects to place its workers' compensation coverage under statutory Plan II turns all of the responsibility for adjusting and settling work comp claims over to the insurance company. The Montana Supreme Court relied on that principle when it...
Month: March 2012
Retaliation Need Only Be a “Contributing Factor,” Not the Only Reason
On February 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board held in favor of the railroad employee in DeFrancesco v. Union Railroad Co. Mr. DeFrancesco alleged that his employer, Union Railroad Co., illegally retaliated against him for reporting...
