Worker Can't Sue Employer for Inadequate Response to Medical Emergency

The Nevada Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer cannot be held civilly liable for its failure to provide medical assistance to an employee who had suffered a stroke at work. Although Israel Baiguen’s risk of injury from a stroke had nothing to do with his job at a Harrah’s Casino, the court said the risk of harm due to the delay in treatment was employment-related. The court said that connection to his employment limited Baiguen to a remedy under the workers’ compensation system. Baiguen had worked for the housekeeping department at Harrah’s Las Vegas. Aft...