Employment Law Court Rulings

The Defendants, Antonious Johnson and Rodney Williams, were convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of first degree felony murder, aggravated burglary, and employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and Defendant Johnson was additionally convicted of aggravated…

Courts must construe statutes to give meaning to them in their entirety if possible. A functional capacity evaluation is "valid" for purposes of N.D.C.C. § 65-05.1-01(6) if the employee gives a maximum consistent effort during the examination.

Enforceable contract summary judgment. An enforceable contract exists based on the disputed fact that the parties operated under the terms of an unsigned agreement for nearly a decade, and the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment.

Commission did not abuse its discretion in denying relator's TTD application because the record supported the commission's ruling that relator voluntarily abandoned his employment when he violated the employer's written work rules resulting in discharge. Writ denied.