Justices Say 1999 Law Governs Woman's TTD Award

The North Dakota Supreme Court told the state workers' compensation agency it erred when it replaced a woman's temporary total disability payments with a permanent partial benefit, and that both sides applied the wrong version of the state's income test to the case.Claimant Doralee Rodenbiker appealed a final order of Workforce Safety and Insurance that reduced her workers' compensation benefits from temporary total disability benefits to partial disability benefits. She argued the 1999 version of code Section 65-05-10 -- governing workers' compensation awards -- does not p...