Bermudez v. Dielectrics, Inc., 113 N.E.3d 927 (2018)
- Citation
- Bermudez v. Dielectrics, Inc., 113 N.E.3d 927 (2018)
- Parent Document
- Bermudez v. Dielectrics, Inc., 113 N.E.3d 927 (2018)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2018-11-16
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1,124 charsDiscussion. 1. Statutory history. General Laws c. 152, the workers' compensation act (the act), "provide[s] wage-loss protection to employees who are injured on the *930job and incur a loss of earning capacity from the injury." Tobin's Case, 424 Mass. 250, 253, 675 N.E.2d 781 (1997). Prior to 1971, when an employee suffered from a work-related injury, she could choose either to file for benefits under the act or to file a third-party action for her injuries, but could not do both.3 See DaRoza v. Arter, 416 Mass. 377, 379 n.2, 622 N.E.2d 604 (1993). See also *494Costa v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 29 Mass. App. Ct. 176, 178, 558 N.E.2d 999 (1990) ("In earlier versions of § 15, the insurer controlled third-party litigation unless the employee took the daring step of seeking recovery from the third-party, but that would have constituted an election not to seek workers' compensation"). The statute read, in part, "[T]he employee may at his option proceed either at law against that person to recover damages or against the insurer for compensation[,] ... but ... not against both" (emphasis supplied). St. 1943, c. 432.