Niemi v. GenRad, Inc.

The appeal presents two questions of law. The first is whether Niemi’s receipt of workers’ compensation benefits for his wrist injury bars his breach of employment contract action against GenRad. Because of the procedural posture of this case, the terms of that contract are unknown. However, we can readily envision provisions that would guarantee an employee pension rights, benefits, or compensation in addition to those to which he is entitled under the workers’ compensation act. Counsel have not adverted to, nor have we found, cases holding that an employee’s receipt of benefits under the…