Employer Can Apportion Liability for Worker's Benefits to Special Fund Division

The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school district was entitled to apportionment of an injured employee’s benefits, since he credibly testified that his employer had hired him knowing he had preexisting disabilities. Case: Special Fund Division v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 20-0052, 11/09/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: In 2015, Johnny Haner applied for a job as a custodian with the Deer Valley Unified School District. Haner suffered injuries at work in April 2019 and filed a workers’ compensation claim. The district accepted h...