Beauchamp v. Dow Chemical Co.

The questions presented are whether the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act bars an employee from commencing a civil action against his employer where the employee alleges (1) that the employer committed an intentional tort against the employee, and (2) that the employer breached its contract to provide a safe workplace.

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Plaintiff Ronald Beauchamp was employed for two years as a research chemist by defendant Dow Chemical Company. He applied for workers’ compensation benefits, alleging impairment of normal bodily functions caused by exposure to tordon, 2,…