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Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.

Tennessee: Undocumented Worker May Pursue Retaliatory Discharge Action. An undocumented worker has standing to pursue a retaliatory discharge claim against an employer in spite of the fact that he or she may not be able to return to any job at all...read more.

Federal: Worker's Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim Not Barred by Exclusive Remedy Provisions of California Labor Code. Following Robards v. Gaylord Bros., Inc., a federal district court in California has held that the portion of a plaintiff's claim alleging NIED is not barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the California Labor Code. Moreover, since the NIED claim was based on sexual harassment...read more.

Federal: District Court Finds Firm's Truck Drivers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors. A federal district court held that a trucking company's drivers were employees, rather than independent contractors where, among other things, none of the drivers maintained a separate trucking business, none held himself out to the public as...read more.

California: In-Home Caregivers May Not Sue Unruly Alzheimer's Patients in Tort; Sole Remedy Is Workers' Compensation. The California Supreme Court, in a split decision, held that in-home caregivers may not maintain civil actions against their Alzheimer's patients if, because of the sometimes unruly nature of the patients, the caregiver is assaulted and injured in the course of the employment...read more.