Worker Can't Avoid Arbitration Under Non-Subscribing Employer's Benefit Plan

A Texas appellate court ruled that a nurse failed to submit sufficient evidence to create a controversy as to whether he had effectively revoked his consent to arbitrate his claim for an on-the-job injury against his non-subscribing employer. Case: Corinth Investor Holdings v. Bennett, No. 05-15-00944-CV, 07/07/2016, published. Facts: Corinth Investor Holdings operates a medical facility under Atrium Medical Center. In 2012, Corinth hired Mark Bennett, a registered nurse. Corinth was a non-subscriber to the workers' compensation system. Instead, it maintained an employee injury benefit ...