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Connecticut Supreme Court Rules that Collateral Estoppel Does Not Bar a Statutory Claim Brought Before the Workers’ Compensation Commission Despite Prior Arbitration of the Similar Claim

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation (CT)

The Connecticut Supreme Court is permitting a city worker in New Haven, Connecticut, to pursue a claim for retaliation before the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The city had previously fired the worker on the grounds that the worker had committed workers’ compensation fraud.