Supreme Court Says Medical Commission Should Have Decided Causation Dispute

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a dispute over causation for a worker’s claimed neck injury should have been referred to the state Medical Commission instead of the Office of Administrative Hearings. Joseph Polzer suffered injuries in December 2020 while inspecting an underground fiber optics project. The Workers’ Compensation Division found that Polzer’s injuries to his right shoulder, left knee and lumbar spine were compensable.   Polzer had not reported or sought compensation for head or cervical spine injuries at the time of this determination, and he di...