Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Reclassified Worker's Benefits

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the Workforce Safety and Insurance Fund properly terminated an injured worker’s benefits based on evidence that he ought to have been classified as a sheet metal worker at the time of his injury and that he was capable of returning to work. Case: Beam v. Workforce Safety and Insurance Fund, No. 20200067, 07/22/2020, published. Facts: Gregory Beam worked for Gagnon Inc. He suffered injuries while installing sheet metal in 2016 and filed a workers’ compensation claim, which was accepted by the Workforce Safety and Insurance Fund. Gagn...