Truax v. Em Industries, Inc.

Shannon, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Dorothy Truax, was employed by EM Science, a division of defendant-appellee, EM Industries, Inc. On July 6, 1993, she filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits for an injury which allegedly occurred on June 28, 1993. Subsequently, EM Science discharged appellant for filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim.

Appellant filed a grievance pursuant to the collective-bargaining agreement between her union and EM Science, which provides that an employee may only be discharged for “just cause.” The agreement defines a grievance as “a dispute…