McRae v. Toastmaster, Inc.

LAKE, Chief Justice.

This case arises out of an employment dispute that ultimately resulted both in plaintiffs termination and in her loss of workers’ compensation benefits. The sole issue presented on appeal to this Court is whether defendant-employer provided competent evidence showing that plaintiff’s failure to perform her assigned job duties was not related to her prior compensable injury under workers’ compensation. The Court of Appeals held there was such competent evidence, thereby denying plaintiff additional benefits. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse.

At the outset, we…