Shallene Alayon, who was employed by Urban Management Corporation as a services coordinator, filed for workers' compensation

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Shallene Alayon, who was employed by Urban Management Corporation as a services coordinator, filed for workers' compensation benefits. Alayon claimed that she slipped and fell at work and, as such, her injuries warranted her receiving workers' compensation benefits. However, Urban Management asserts that Alayon received non-workrelated injuries in a motor vehicle accident in 1999 and thus argues that her injuries are attributable to preexisting conditions. The Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board held that Urban Management may be liable for Alayon's injury; however, "the nature and extent of the injury must be determined by the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations." Alayon appealed this ruling. What reasoning do you believe the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations used to come to a conclusion on Alayon's eligibility for benefits? Alayon v. Urban Mgmt. Corp., 2014 Haw. App. LEXIS 581 (2014).
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A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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The Legal Environment of Business A Critical Thinking Approach

ISBN: 978-0134074030

8th edition

Authors: Nancy K. Kubasek, Bartley A. Brennan, M. Neil Browne

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