Robert Brody, left, and Katherine Bogard, right, with Brody and Associates. Courtesy photos
The Connecticut Supreme Court term was again relatively quiet in the area of labor and employment, with only a few decisions that impact employers.
Claimant’s Award of Benefits Under Longshore Act Collaterally Estopped Employer From Relitigating Causation
In Filosi v. Electric Boat, 330 Conn. 231 (2018), the question was whether an employer is collaterally estopped from challenging an employee’s eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits due to an earlier decision by a U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge awarding benefits to that employee under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
