High Court: Judge Relied on Improper Considerations to Find Worker Incapable of Employment

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge erred in considering a worker’s functional limitations when Workforce Safety and Insurance issued its vocational rehabilitation report, and in relying on the opinion of the worker’s neuropsychological expert. Case: State ex rel. Workforce Safety and Insurance v. Kringlie, No. 20230184, 02/08/2024, published. Facts: Dale Kringlie injured his right wrist and shoulder at work in April 2019. Workforce Safety and Insurance accepted his injuries as compensable. In April 2021, WSI issued a vocational rehabilitation r...