The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that if a worker is fired after he tenders his resignation, he can collect disability benefits for the period between the date of discharge and what would have been the effective date of resignation.
Case: Rickson v. Kerns Construction Inc., No. 122,092, 09/04/2020, unpublished.
Facts: James E. Rickson worked for Keith Kerns and Kerns Construction Inc. He was hired in 2005 as a carpenter but worked his way up to foreman.
In June 2014, Rickson slipped and hit his head on a work van's door. He received medical treatment for his neck and was plac...
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