Employer Can't Raise Fraud Defense to Claim by Worker Who Lied About Health History

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer could not raise a fraud defense to a nursing assistant’s claim for benefits and that her admittedly false responses on pre-employment health history questionnaires did not prevent a judge from finding her to be a credible witness with a compensable injury. Case: Milligan v. Heritage Manor Health & Rehabilitation Center LLC, No. 19-887, 08/19/2020, published. Facts: Archaet Milligan worked for the Heritage Manor Health & Rehabilitation Center LLC as a certified nursing assistant. She allegedly suffered injuries at work in Septem...