Judge Rules Part-Time Job Constitutes Regular Employment

A claimant is not eligible for permanent total disability benefits because she is able to physically perform regular employment pursuant to Montana law, according to a ruling from state's Workers' Compensation Court.Claimant April Van Vallis' 25-hour-per-week job constituted "regular employment" under Section 39-71-116(24) of the Montana Code Annotated, which defines permanent total disability. Van Vallis sought a judgment of whether her part-time job fell under that definition in VanVallis v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., No. 2006-1695, 5/29/08. The record does not describe t...