Court Rejects Employer's Contest to Report

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to a hearing to protest a medical panel report linking a worker's life-threatening sepsis to his physical labor on a hot summer day. Case: Right Way Trucking v. Labor Commission, No. 20140552-CA, 08/20/2015, published. Facts: James Eacho worked for Right Way Trucking as a driver. In July 2012, Right Way sent him on a multi-day assignment that took him through Oregon, Idaho and Washington. During the trip he made several deliveries of heavy bathroom fixtures, such as showers and tubs. On the last day of the ...