Inmates on a work-release program for a state agency are public employees and can sue the agency for negligence because inmates are specifically barred from workers' compensation benefits by state statute, the state Supreme Court ruled.
In a split decision, the high court reversed the circuit court's judgment for the plaintiff in Hortense Cain v. Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, SC88271, 12/4/2007, but upheld Cain's right to sue the commission as a public employee not covered by workers' comp.
Cain was injured in February 2004 while on a work-release program...
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