Claimant Attorney Questions Constitutionality of Workers' Comp Law

By Mark Larson, ReporterA claimant attorney whose client's permanent total disability benefits were cut off by her workers' compensation insurer for working part-time has filed a constitutional challenge to a Montana law that allows a claimant to work while collecting benefits only if the insurer has given its consent. Great Falls claimant attorney Richard Martin on Friday mailed his constitutional challenge to state Attorney General Tim Fox, pursuant to Workers' Compensation Court notification rules for such challenges. Fox's office had not yet received the motion on Mond...