Employer Gets 2nd Chance to Prove Claimant's Crimes Showed his Capability for Work

A divided Michigan Court of Appeals panel last week overturned an administrative order denying an employer's request to stop paying benefits to a former employee who had spent 23 months in federal prison for his role in a cash-smuggling scheme. The Chrysler Group argued that Monasser Omian's money-laundering activities demonstrated that he had the physical and mental abilities necessary to earn a living, contrary to his claim of an ongoing disability. A magistrate judge wasn't persuaded, ruling that Chrysler couldn't use the indictments and evidence of the circumstances u...