Source: https://complawmaine.com/categories?category=discrimination
Timestamp: 2020-08-06 15:23:38
Document Index: 479575191

Matched Legal Cases: ['§354', '§102', '§205', '§312', '§221', '§215', '§327', '§353', '§217', '§105', '§352', '§211', '§207', '§206', '§201', '§301', '§214', '§213', '§324', '§213', '§201', '§218', '§319', '§223', '§306', '§201', '§212', '§354', '§102', '§205', '§312', 'art 16', '§221', '§215', '§327', '§353', '§217', '§105', '§352', '§211', '§207', '§207', '§206', '§201', '§301', '§214', 'art 15', '§213', '§324', '§213', '§201', '§218', '§319', '§223', '§306', '§201', '§212']

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5 Decisions 1.1
6 Decisions §354
10 Decisions §102(4)
5 Decisions §205
41 Decisions §312
11 Decisions §221
1 Decisions §215
6 Decisions §327
3 Decisions §353
Durational Limit
Employee / er Definitions
Employment Rehab
4 Decisions §217
Gradual Injury
6 Decisions §105
1 Decisions §352
2 Decisions §211
1 Decisions §207
10 Decisions §206
Mental Stress Injury
4 Decisions §201(3-A)
10 Decisions §301
14 Decisions §214
20 Decisions §213(1)
8 Decisions §324
6 Decisions §213(1-A)
11 Decisions §201(4)
1 Decisions §218
Reopening Evidence
2 Decisions §319
Retirement Presumption
10 Decisions §223
13 Decisions §306
Subsequent Non-Work Injury
3 Decisions §201(5)
4 Decisions §212
Addresses application of Workers' Compensation Board Rule 1.1 regarding responses to Notice of a work injury.
WCB Rule
For the unofficial version of the Maine WCB Rules, click here.
19-16 Butler v. City of Portland 17-20 Paradis v. Pine State Trading 17-9 Estate of Boyle v. WW Osborne 16-17 Nickerson v. Paul's Marina 15-16 Parker v. Pepsico
Addresses apportionment of liability under Section 354 when two or more occupational injuries occur.
Title 39-A MRSA §354
19-9 Mowrer v. Genesis Healthcare 19-1 Boulanger v. SD Warren 17-43 Haskell v. Katahdin Paper and GNP Maine Holdings 17-8 Estate of Boyle v. Lappin Brothers 16-4 City of Portland v. Moses & Town of Raymond & Town of Casco 13-11 Delano v. City of South Portland
Methods for the determination of pre-injury average weekly wage under Section 102(4)
Title 39-A MRSA §102(4)
20-03 Berry v. Southern Maine Medical Center 19-9 Mowrer v. Genesis Healthcare 18-27 Lilley v. CT Sides 18-20 Thibeault v. Twin Rivers Paper Company 17-37 Mondor v. City of Portland 17-33 Winslow v. The Aroostook Medical Center 15-13 Lavalle v. Town of Bridgton 15-12 Damon v. SD Warren & Scarborough Schools 13-4 Thew v. Saunders of Locke Mills 13-1 Gushee v. Point Sebago
Addresses issues regarding prompt or late payments of benefits per Section 205
Title 39-A MRSA §205
17-15 White v. Maine Turnpike Authority 16-36 Genest v. SD Warren 2014 ME 140 Johnson v. Home Depot 14-2 Johnson v. Home Depot 13-8 Marcello v. City of Portland
Application of Title 39-A MRSA, Section 312 regarding Board appointed IMEs and the increased weight given to the opinions of such examiners.
Title 39-A MRSA §312
19-34 Morton v. Cumberland Farms, Inc. 19-14 DeLong v. Key Bank 19-11 Dumont v. AT&T Mobility Services 19-4 Weiss v. Maine Soapstone Co. 19-3 Enos v. Gerrity Industries 18-25 Steven A. Lenfest, Jacob R. Hallett, and Stephen Hallett v. Sullivan & Merritt 18-15 LeClair v. Twin Rivers Paper 18-11 Tardiff v. AAA NNE & Auto Shine Car Wash 18-6 Barry v. Maine Department of Transportation 18-7 O'Brien v. Quintel IV Company 18-5 Hood v. Maine Department of Corrections 17-41 Davis v. Boise Cascade & NewPage 17-17 Dunn-Morrell v. Viking Motors 17-5 Voisine v. State of Maine, Department of Transportation 16-43 Bergeron v. Casella Waste Systems 16-42 Gurney v. Rumford Group Homes 16-29 Bouchard v. Walmart 16-24 Regula v. Regional School Unit 23 16-23 Thurlow v. Rite Aid of Maine 16-22 Singh v. Time Warner Cable 16-6 Hallock v. NewPage 16-5 Wing v. NewPage 16-2 May v. Saddleback 15-32 Thurston v. CW Hayden 15-22 Arsenault v. City of Westbrook 15-17 Pastula v. Lane Construction 15-11 Gallant v. Webber Oil 15-9 Oromo v. Aramark Facility Services 15-7 Dillingham v. Great Northern Paper 15-5 Klein v. Maine Department of Labor 15-3 Buchholz v. Gratwick Enterprises 14-35 Oriol v. Portland Housing Authority 14-34 Saltz v. MW Sewall & Co. 14-32 Lindeman-Cibelli v. Maine Medical Center 14-17 Thibodeau v. Community Health & Counseling Services 14-9 Chapman v. VIP Parts, Tires & Service 14-5 Usher v. American Red Cross 13-12 Dionne v. Sam's Italian Foods 13-9 Ouellette v. Central Maine Medical Center 13-6 Bean v. Dean Memorial Hospital 13-2 Meade v. Southworth-Milton
Addresses whether injuries arise out of and in the course of employment
19-23 McKeen v. Healthsouth Corp. 19-22 Morrison v. City of Sanford 19-21 Santiago v. County of Penobscot 17-46 Henderson v. Town of Winslow 16-32 O'Brien v. Southern Maine Medical Center 16-14 Campbell v. Skills 16-13 Atwood v. The Sloane Group 14-8 Mahar v. Blueberry Ford 14-7 Levasseur v. Albert Farms 14-4 Gray v. Maine Regional School Unit 38 13-15 Hardison v. Bangor Hydro Electric 13-3 Haskell v. Katahdin Paper
Implementation of credits or reductions for Social Security Old Age Benefits and certain employer-funded retirement and disability benefits
Title 39-A MRSA §221
19-40 Stein v. Inland Hospital 19-16 Butler v. City of Portland 19-13 Pratt v. SD Warren 19-10 Capitan v. NewPage 18-14 Jordan v. Bath Iron Works 18-10 Van Camp v. SD Warren 18-9 Urrutia v. Interstate Brands 2018 ME 24 Urrutia v. Interstate Brands 17-19 Hunt v. Maine Coast Regional Healthcare 17-15 White v. Maine Turnpike Authority 16-35 Urrutia v. Interstate Brands
Addresses award for benefits to injured worker's estate and dependents, including funeral and other incidental payments
Title 39-A MRSA §215
15-2 Foley v. Thermal Engineering
Application of rebuttable presumption in cases of employee death (or inability to testify) that injury is compensable and that employee provided timely notice of injury.
Title 39-A MRSA §327
20-07 Nadeau v. Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation 19-40 Stein v. Inland Hospital 19-7 Estate of Deyone v. ITG Brands 15-13 Lavalle v. Town of Bridgton 2015 ME 4 Estate of Sullwold v. The Salvation Army 13-13 Estate of Sullwold v. The Salvation Army
Addresses claims of discrimination by an employer arising from employee testifying or asserting a claim under the Workers' Compensation Act.
Title 39-A MRSA §353
15-28 Estate of Justard v. NewPage 15-19 Hebert v. Irving Lumber 14-10 Bellefleur v. Fraser Paper
Addresses exhaustion of injured worker's elibigility for partial incapacity benefits based on level of whole person impairment rating and receipt of 520 weeks of incapacity benefits.
19-19 Perry v. Maine Turnpike Authority 19-18 Saucier v. Cianbro Corporation 19-1 Boulanger v. SD Warren 17-26 Jensen v. SD Warren 2017 ME 160 Bailey v. City of Lewiston 16-37 Strout v. Blue Rock Industries, Troiano Waste Services 16-18 Ouellette v. Twin Rivers Paper 16-12 Gilbert v. SD Warren 16-11 Bailey v. City of Lewiston 14-29 Oleson v. International Paper
Who is an employee or an employer under the Workers' Compensation Act?
16-40 Huff v. Regional Transportation Program 16-1 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Neal 15-31 Estate of Cole v. Girl Scouts of Maine 14-27 Estate of Cole v. Girl Scouts of Maine 14-19 Malpass v. P. James Gibbons Construction & JMG Construction 14-18 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Morrissette
Eligibility and application of employment rehabilitation provisions
Title 39-A MRSA §217
18-31 Bourgoin v. Central Maine Cabinetry 17-24 Richards v. DP Industries 15-27 Axelsen v. Interstate Brands 15-21 Deroche v. Ethan Allen
Addresses parties' failure to reasonably pursue petitions
15-14 Dolloff v. Link Property Management
Reviews Administrative Law Judges obligation to make additional findings of fact and conclusions of law following issuance of decree and effect such orders have on appellate review.
19-21 Santiago v. County of Penobscot 19-14 DeLong v. Key Bank 17-39 Pelletier v. Irving Forest Products, Great Northern Paper 17-18 Jones v. Shaw's Supermarkets 16-12 Gilbert v. SD Warren 16-6 Hallock v. NewPage 16-5 Wing v. NewPage 15-15 Cote v. Community Partners 14-21 Morneault v. Katahdin Paper 14-19 Malpass v. P. James Gibbons Construction & JMG Construction 13-18 Almeida v. Carpet Town 13-12 Dionne v. Sam's Italian Foods
Determination of employer-provided pre-injury benefits and their inclusion in determinatino of weekly benefits.
17-44 Bourgoin v. Northern Maine Medical Center 17-37 Mondor v. City of Portland 16-36 Genest v. SD Warren 14-6 Steele v. Steven McGee Construction 13-16 Towle v. Kris-Way Truck Leasing
Determination of existence, nature and date of gradual injury
19-39 Knox v. Irving Forest Products, Inc. 19-6 Gurney v. Mercy Hospital and VNA Home Health Hospice 18-2 White v. SD Warren 16-47 Marean v. City of Portland 16-20 Eck v. Verso Paper 16-4 City of Portland v. Moses & Town of Raymond & Town of Casco 16-3 White v. Town of Sidney 13-5 Savage v. Georgia Pacific
Independent Contractor or Employee? Application of criteria for determination of independent contractor status.
Title 39-A MRSA §105
16-30 Cantara v. Dube Design & Construction 16-7 Gross v. Ames Drywall Construction 2015 ME 99 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke 14-20 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Price 14-11 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke 13-10 Gross v. Ames Drywall Construction
Addresses subject matter and personal jurisdiction over parties.
20-05 Henderson v. Oak Leaf Realty, Inc. 19-37 Potter v. Cooke Aquaculture 19-35 Wallace v. Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. 14-15 Johnson v. Sure Winner Foods 14-14 Bolstridge v. AGM Marine Contractors
Addresses whether injury occured because of employment activities.
20-11 Bailey v. Pepsi Bottling Group 19-41 Scott v. Bodwell Chrysler Dodge, Inc. 19-2 Goetsch v. Smith & Wesson 18-29 DiFiore v. Maine Medical Center 17-35 Makridis v. Dysart's Service 17-27 Wickett v. University of Maine System 17-11 Pickering v. State of Maine, Department of Conservation 17-7 Fuller v. Hannaford Bros 16-34 Torrey v. Island Nursing Home 16-33 Daszkiewicz v. Penobscot Bay Medical Center 16-27 Peaslee v. South Portland Schools 16-10 Bowker v. NFI North, Inc. 15-24 Dunn v. Sunrise Senior Living
Procedures and standards for final settlement of claims under the Act
Title 39-A MRSA §352
15-29 Garrity v. Engineered Products
Application of maximum weekly compensation rate.
Title 39-A MRSA §211
2016 ME 45 Freeman v. NewPage 15-8 Freeman v. NewPage
Interpretation of medical opinions
20-13 Brown-Smith v. Ross Manor Associates 20-02 Smith v. Maine Coast Healthcare Corp. 19-23 McKeen v. Healthsouth Corp. 19-15 McLaughlin v. Community Living Association 18-24 Jalbert v. Northern Maine Medical Center 18-13 Knight v. Anson-Madison Ambulance Service 18-2 White v. SD Warren 17-42 Daniels v. SD Warren 17-39 Pelletier v. Irving Forest Products, Great Northern Paper 17-31 Fellows v. HO Bouchard, Inc. 17-28 Low v. Poland Springs 17-27 Wickett v. University of Maine System 16-44 Labbe v. The Googin Company
Cases addressing the evidentiary weight of multiple §207 medical examinations.
Title 39-A MRSA §207
18-4 Hamilton v. Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Compensability and reasonableness of medical expenses under the Act
Title 39-A MRSA §206
18-26 Martin v. George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. 18-23 Doten v. Domtar Industries 18-22 Crandall v. University of Maine System 18-21 Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper 2018 ME 77 Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper 17-23 Belanger v. Miles Memorial Hospital 16-26 Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper, Co. 16-25 Noll v. Lepage Bakeries 15-26 Gray v. Prudential Insurance 15-6 Boucher v. John F. Murphy Homes
The conditions for determining if a mental injury due to work-related stress arose out of and in the course of employment.
Title 39-A MRSA §201(3-A)
19-36 Burns v. Maine Department of Public Safety 19-23 McKeen v. Healthsouth Corp. 19-5 Apon v. ABF Freight Systems 19-3 Enos v. Gerrity Industries
Addresses when injured worker's obligation to provide notice of injury arises and whether burden to establish timely notice was met.
Title 39-A MRSA §301
19-28 Ouellette v. Ouellette Funeral & Memorial Services, Inc. 19-27 Moscone v. Millinocket Regional Hospital 19-26 Gelinas v. Central Maine Power 19-25 Flesher v. Inland Hospital 19-11 Dumont v. AT&T Mobility Services 19-7 Estate of Deyone v. ITG Brands 16-47 Marean v. City of Portland 15-18 Briggs v. H&K Stevens 14-30 Alley v. UPS 14-23 Capitano v. Stonewall Kitchens
Determination and restrictions of benefits in accordance with Section 214
Title 39-A MRSA §214
20-06 Thompson v. The Aroostook Medical Center 19-24 Stella v. Cintas Corp. 18-30 Tiner v. Oak Grove Center 18-17 Ornberg v. Pineland Farms Potato Company 17-32 Johnson v. Maine Department of Transportation 17-25 Burgett v. Northern Maine Medical Center 17-14 Shaw v. Cumberland County Sheriff's Department 17-3 St. Louis v. Acadia Hospital 16-28 Henderson v. Lucas Tree 16-21 Lieberman v. Walmart 15-4 Tremblay v. LL Bean 14-33 Burby v. Fraser Papers 14-3 Knaut v. Lynco 13-19 Andrews v. Savage Services
Determination of partial incapacity under Section 213(1)
Title 39-A MRSA §213(1)
19-38 Hopkins v. Verso Paper & International Paper 19-24 Stella v. Cintas Corp. 19-12 Dube v. Twin Rivers Paper Company 18-28 Gallant v. Maine School Administrative District No. 49 18-24 Jalbert v. Northern Maine Medical Center 18-16 Jodrey v. Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center 17-45 Morris v. Penobscot Bay Medical Center 17-22 Cortes v. Lepage Bakeries 17-19 Hunt v. Maine Coast Regional Healthcare 17-16 Gagnon v. Twin Rivers Paper Company 17-6 Gowen v. LL Bean 16-49 McLaughlin v. State of Maine, Department of Defense and Emergency Management 16-48 Clayton v. State of Maine, Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 15-23 Cross v. LLP Transport 15-20 Parks v. Home Depot USA 14-28 Parent v. NewPage 14-26 Waters v. SD Warren 14-21 Morneault v. Katahdin Paper 14-16 Seekins v. International Paper 14-6 Steele v. Steven McGee Construction
Determination and order of penalties under Sections 324, 359, 360
Title 39-A MRSA §324
16-31 Cantara v. Dube Design & Construction 16-16 Sylvester v. Marco Petroleum Industries 16-1 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Neal 2015 ME 99 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke 14-20 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Price 14-18 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Morrissette 14-11 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke 14-1 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Ring
Determination of permanent impairment under Section 213(1-A), and application of statute in multiple injury circumstances.
Title 39-A MRSA §213(1-A)
19-19 Perry v. Maine Turnpike Authority 18-4 Hamilton v. Maine Department of Health and Human Services 17-38 Somers v. SD Warren 17-36 Puiia v. NewPage 17-26 Jensen v. SD Warren 14-16 Seekins v. International Paper
Determination of post-injury earning capacity
19-20 O'Leary v. Northern Maine Medical Center 17-22 Cortes v. Lepage Bakeries 16-23 Thurlow v. Rite Aid of Maine 15-30 Fuller v. Edward D. Jones & Co. 13-4 Thew v. Saunders of Locke Mills
Compensability of disability for pre-existing physical conditions under Section 201(4)
Title 39-A MRSA §201(4)
17-35 Makridis v. Dysart's Service 17-21 Levesque v. Daigle Oil and Louis J. Paradis, Inc. 16-41 Johnson v. Vescom 16-10 Bowker v. NFI North, Inc. 16-8 Pouzol v. L. Blanchette & Sons 15-24 Dunn v. Sunrise Senior Living 15-23 Cross v. LLP Transport 15-17 Pastula v. Lane Construction 14-36 Welsch v. Time Warner Cable 14-31 Daigle v. High View Manor 14-24 Briggs v. H&K Stevens
Cases that address hearing and appellate procedure
20-08 Lancaster v. SD Warren 20-05 Henderson v. Oak Leaf Realty, Inc. 20-04 Somers v. SD Warren 20-01 Smith v. Maine Coast Sea Vegtables, Inc. 19-34 Morton v. Cumberland Farms, Inc. 19-22 Morrison v. City of Sanford 19-8 Eaton v. SD Warren 19-3 Enos v. Gerrity Industries 18-25 Steven A. Lenfest, Jacob R. Hallett, and Stephen Hallett v. Sullivan & Merritt
Addressing the application of, and the precedence of, an employee's right to have their former position reinstated in accordance with Title 39-A MRSA Section 218.
Title 39-A MRSA §218
19-12 Dube v. Twin Rivers Paper Company
Addresses standard for reopening decisions under Section 319 based on newly discovered evidence.
Title 39-A MRSA §319
17-28 Low v. Poland Springs 15-25 Matthews v. Shaw's Supermarkets & Emery Waterhouse
Effect of final decision in subsequent proceedings and requirements for establishing a change in medical or economic circumstances
18-19 Norberg v. SD Warren 18-8 Bridgeman v. SD Warren 18-3 Martin v. Scott Paper 18-01 Karimova v. NorDx 17-38 Somers v. SD Warren 17-36 Puiia v. NewPage 17-34 Pelletier v. Gerald Pelletier, Inc. 17-28 Low v. Poland Springs 2017 ME 160 Bailey v. City of Lewiston 17-23 Belanger v. Miles Memorial Hospital 17-10 Stevens v. LL Bean 17-2 Dugal v. Twin Rivers Paper 17-1 Stoliker v. Northern Maine Medical Center 16-46 Butler v. Twin Rivers Paper 16-39 Allarie v. Jolly Gardener Products 16-38 Pelletier v. Twin Rivers Paper 16-37 Strout v. Blue Rock Industries, Troiano Waste Services 16-19 Day v. SD Warren Company 16-18 Ouellette v. Twin Rivers Paper 16-12 Gilbert v. SD Warren 16-11 Bailey v. City of Lewiston 15-10 Traussi v. B&G Foods 15-5 Klein v. Maine Department of Labor 14-29 Oleson v. International Paper 14-16 Seekins v. International Paper 14-13 Jackson v. Pratt-Abbott Cleaners 13-14 Johnson v. James River
Title 39-A MRSA §223
19-10 Capitan v. NewPage 18-12 Jones v. Mead Paper & NewPage 17-30 Bisco v. SD Warren 17-29 Perry v. MeadWestvaco 17-15 White v. Maine Turnpike Authority 17-4 Paradis v. Twin Rivers Paper 16-9 Casey v. NewPage 16-6 Hallock v. NewPage 16-5 Wing v. NewPage 13-17 Costales v. SD Warren
Standards of determining whether legislative changes are applicable to pending proceedings and dates of injury preceding enactment
15-27 Axelsen v. Interstate Brands
Application of two-year statute of limitations and six-year statute of repose under Section 306
Title 39-A MRSA §306
20-10 Charest v. Hydraulic Hose & Assemblies, LLC 20-08 Lancaster v. SD Warren 19-17 Rich v. Maine Turnpike Authority 18-18 Bickmore v. Old Town Canoe 17-41 Davis v. Boise Cascade & NewPage 17-40 Caron v. Barber Foods 17-13 Estate of Fournier v. Wade & Searway 17-12 Flanagin v. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 15-25 Matthews v. Shaw's Supermarkets & Emery Waterhouse 15-1 Estate of Zeitman v. WW Osborne 14-23 Capitano v. Stonewall Kitchens 14-22 Flanagin v. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 13-7 Young v. Mead Westvaco
Standards applied by Administrative Law Judge to interpret statutory language, including retroactive application.
19-22 Morrison v. City of Sanford 15-27 Axelsen v. Interstate Brands 2015 ME 99 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke 14-11 WCB Abuse Investigation Unit v. Holyoke
Effect of subsequent non-work related injury on compensation payment scheme
Title 39-A MRSA §201(5)
15-20 Parks v. Home Depot USA 14-12 Day v. SD Warren Company 13-14 Johnson v. James River
Determination and effect of total incapacity under Section 212
Title 39-A MRSA §212
18-25 Steven A. Lenfest, Jacob R. Hallett, and Stephen Hallett v. Sullivan & Merritt 17-6 Gowen v. LL Bean 16-45 Civiello v. Covanta Energy 14-32 Lindeman-Cibelli v. Maine Medical Center
Interpretation of work search doctrine including burdens of production and proof and application of Monaghan guidelines
18-30 Tiner v. Oak Grove Center 17-37 Mondor v. City of Portland 17-34 Pelletier v. Gerald Pelletier, Inc. 16-37 Strout v. Blue Rock Industries, Troiano Waste Services 16-15 Nielsen v. Kelly Services 14-25 Belanger v. City of Lewiston