Business 8th Edition by Marianne Jennings

Exercise 18

Donald Thompson worked as a machine operator for Hughes Aircraft for 13 years. During that time, the skin on his hands was exposed to Wynn's 331, a coolant oil. In 1978, while working with machines and using Wynn's 331 oil, Mr. Thompson developed an active scaly eruption. He required medical attention but continued to work. The scaly eruption stopped only when Mr. Thompson was off work for medical treatment. He was certified to return to work but only if he avoided contact with Wynn's 331 oil. Hughes refused to rehire him, and Mr. Thompson filed for a permanent unscheduled disability. Does he qualify? [ Hughes Aircraft v Industrial Comm'n, 606 P.2d 819 (Ariz. 1981)]