Justices: Other Employers Didn't Know Claimant's Limits

Employment alternatives for injured workers must be based on job searches that include an employee's capabilities and limitations, the South Dakota Supreme Court held. In Eite v. Rapid City Area School District, 24178, 09/05/2007, the Supreme Court of South Dakota wrote that the employer had the burden to prove there were other jobs reasonably available for the claimant. "When prospective employers were not informed of the nature of the limitations they needed to accommodate, there was no basis for the expert's opinion in concluding that the employers were willing to make modifications...