Name

Bellefleur v. Fraser Paper

Insurance Company

Sedgwick Claims Management Services

Date Decided

March 17, 2014

Panel Members

Garry Greene

Sue Jerome

Mike Stovall

Categories

Discrimination

Tags

§353 Discrimination due to injury Termination due to injury

File Size

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Summary from the Troubh Heisler Attorneys

Appellate Division discusses employee burden of proof under § 353 to establish his termination was rooted substantially in the exercise of his rights under the Act where based on surveillance Fraser believed in good faith that the Bellefleur was dishonest to Fraser about his physical capabilities and dishonest to the § 207 medical examiner. Following termination parties entered into a labor grievance settlement which provided that references to his dishonesty would be removed from his record. The Panel found that the agreement did not preclude Fraser from offering evidence of his alleged dishonesty to establish their belief underlying the termination was in good faith.

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