Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Injured Worker's Retaliatory Discharge Claim

The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured carpenter’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits. Case: Burns v. Ford Construction Co., No. W2022-00492-COA-R3-CV, 04/18/2023, published. Facts: Ford Construction Co. hired David Burns in 2017. He worked as a carpenter on a bridge crew, which was very physically demanding. Burns injured his back at work on Dec. 14, 2018. He informed Ford of his injury and filed a workers’ compensation claim. Ford accepted liability for the injury and provided Burns ...