Summary of Issue: Damages In Tort


Decision 45019 Full Text of Decision 45019

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board of referees jurisdiction damages in tort
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Claimant misinformed and BOR allowed $896 for emotional trauma. Misconception of the Regs and of its jurisdiction by the BOR. The Act does not confer upon the Commission, a BOR, an Umpire or even the Appellate Division of the FCA, jurisdiction to award damages or the equivalent thereof.

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board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision 21911 Full Text of Decision 21911

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board of referees jurisdiction damages in tort
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The Board of Referees, an administrative tribunal, derives its powers solely from the Act and the Regulations.

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board of referees jurisdiction requiring or refusing a document

Decision 18781 Full Text of Decision 18781

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board of referees jurisdiction damages in tort
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The Board exceeded its jurisdiction. There is no provision in the UI Act which empowers the Board to make awards of damages, costs or compensation, no matter how deserving the claimant. The remedy did not lie in an appeal to the Board.

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courses of instruction or training negligence by Commission
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