DCA 8th Rules 'Casual Employee' not AOE/COE

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eight District (Minnesota) last week ruled that the husband of a restaurant owner who performed only casual work was not an employee as defined by the Minnesota Worker's Compensation Act, and thus was entitled to pursue benefits from his trade union disability provider.In MEYER v. DULUTH BLDG. TRADES WELFARE FUND (08/05/02 - No. 01-2819), the claimant (Meyer) was sustained a serious brain injury, three broken ribs, a broken wrist, and injury to his neck vertebrae when he fell from a scaffold while measuring the side of his spouse's restaurant. The i...