Uninsured Employer Law Applies Retroactively, WCC Rules

A new state law that allows the Montana Uninsured Employers Fund to join uninsured employers in all disputes over benefits applies retroactively to cases pending before it was enacted, the Workers' Compensation Court ruled.Case: Benton v. Uninsured Employers Fund v. Harrymans, WCC No. 2008-2046, 06/03/2009.Facts: On Jan. 16, the Workers' Compensation Court dismissed Kathy Benton's uninsured employers, Robert and Susan Harryman, from Benton's claim because due-process requirements had not been satisfied. On April 1, Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed into law a bill that makes an unin...