Marriott Corp. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

This is a special action review of an industrial commission award granting temporary medical and compensation benefits to the claimant, Armida Godfrey. The issue is whether an employee, who makes a *124deliberate material misrepresentation about his or her health to a prospective employer, is entitled to compensation benefits for an industrial injury that is causally related to the undisclosed condition. We find that such a misrepresentation precludes compensation arid we set aside the award.

In 1975, the claimant sustained an industrial injury to her back while working…