Huisenga v. Opus Corp.

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

We are asked to revisit our decision in Jewison v. Frerichs, 434 N.W.2d 259 (Minn.1989). In Jewison, we held that, in some situations, if a job applicant or an employee makes a false representation regarding physical condition or health, workers’ compensation benefits will be barred. Today we address the question of whether an employer may avoid paying benefits when a job applicant or employee has made a false representation regarding health or physical condition in response to a question posed by the employer which requests health and medical information unrelated to…