Employer May Present Evidence That Worker Blamed Injury on Dog

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a store clerk could not bar her employer from introducing reports that she indicated she had injured her shoulder by falling over a dog. Case: Heichel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, No. 2017-3947, 02/09/2018, published. Facts: Carmen Heichel worked at Manito Super 1 Foods in Kalispell. Deanna Guertin was the store manager. In October 2015, Guertin placed a report in Heichel’s personnel file to memorialize the fact that Heichel had brought in a doctor’s note excusing her from work. According to Guertin&rs...