Workers’ comp is exclusive remedy for injured employee
The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for a worker injured on the job, even where the worker claims that the injury was caused by the intentional misconduct of the employer, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled. In reaching its conclusion, the Court has struggled with some of its own prior rulings and different rulings in different states. Sandra Lopez was employed by Catholic Charities of Omaha when the organization held an unannounced active shooter drill. She claimed she had reacted in fear after hearing loud bangs on her office door and being urged to leave her office. She saw a fellow employee lying on the ground outside, apparently dead or mortally...
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