Workers’ Comp from General Employer Did Not Bar FELA Suit Against Special Employer
Court Affirms $2.69M Verdict for Contract Worker Injured in Derailment Cleanup
By: Rick Waldinger
Published on: July 15, 2012
How did the Fourth Appellate District respond to Union Pacific’s appeal that a contract worker, who was injured in a 2003derailment cleanup, was barred from seeking FELA damages against the railroad since he had already collected workers’ compensation from his general employer? Workers’ Comp Executive
