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Family of Suicide Victim Awarded Comp Benefits

25 July 2008 14 views No Comment

A Nevada court has extended workers compensation benefits to the families of workers who commit suicide following an industrial accident.  The Supreme Court has ruled that benefits may be payable if an on-the-job injury led to the rational impairment that resulted in suicide.  The ruling revives a claim filed by the widow of a man who shot himself after suffering a severe back injury at work. 

 

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