Worker With Head Injury Gets Interim Award of Benefits

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker with a head injury was entitled to interim benefits until her claim for reinstatement of compensation could be adjudicated. Case: Wetch v. Montana State Fund, No. 2021-5712, 11/05/2021, published. Facts: In January 2021, Baylie Wetch suffered an injury to her head in the course of her work, after which she experienced cognitive concussion-related difficulties. The Montana State Fund provided workers’ compensation insurance to Wetch’s employer and accepted liability for acute left-head bruising and acute left-arm b...