Employment: Part-Time

Employment: Part-Time

MONTANA SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

McFerran v. Consolidated Freightways [12/28/00] 2000 MT 365 Reversed WCC decision. Injured worker is not permanently totally disabled if he is capable of performing part-time employment which is "substantial and significant." WCC's finding that delivery driver job was "substantial and significant" reversed by SC where documentary evidence indicated job could involve as few as six hours per week.

MONTANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT DECISIONS

VanVallis v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Co. 2008 MTWCC 25 Where Petitioner was released to return to work by her physician and Petitioner’s post-injury employment provided 25 hours of work per week, and the employer can provide a job that guarantees nearly two-thirds the hours as Petitioner’s time-of-injury employment, it is obvious to the Court that the employment is substantial and significant and therefore constitutes “regular employment.”