Williams v. Johnson Custom Homes

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

The present appeal is before us on a petition for review of a decision of the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirming a decision by the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission dismissing Appellant Edward Williams’s claim for benefits as estopped under the election-of- remedies doctrine and finding his constitutional arguments without merit. The primary issue to be determined on appeal is one of first impression — whether an employer may channel workers’ compensation claims to foreign states with little or no ties to the employer or employee via contract. Our…