Employer's Delay in Filing Response Precludes Defense of Claim

The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an employer’s delay in filing a contest to a worker’s claim precluded its defense. Case: Salerno v. Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, No. AC 42344, 07/14/2020, published. Facts: Gary Salerno worked for Lowe’s Home Improvement Center as a sales specialist in its plumbing department. His job required repetitive lifting of heavy plumbing fixtures, some of which weighed more than 100 pounds. After six years, Salerno filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting he had suffered a repetitive trauma injury to his lumb...