Justices Uphold Voc Plan for Partially Deaf Cop

The North Dakota Supreme Court held that the state workers' compensation division is not automatically required to establish a medical assessment team and seek a medical opinion in every case in which a worker claims an injury or pre-existing condition. Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle wrote the majority opinion in Genter v. Workforce Safety & Insurance Fund, 20060145, 11/28/06, in which the court upheld a vocational plan for veteran sheriff's officer Paul Genter. The Workforce and Safety Insurance Fund (WSI) awarded Genter partial disability benefits and required him to return to work ...