Bergstrom v. Spears Manufacturing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

This workers compensation appeal comes before the court on transfer from the Court of Appeals. The appellant, Carolyn Bergstrom, seeks review of an order by the Workers Compensation Board decision limiting her compensation under the “good-faith effort” doctrine articulated by the Court of Appeals in previous cases. We find that the good-faith effort doctrine is not grounded in statute and was therefore improperly applied by the Board.

The factual background can be summarized as follows. Beginning in December 2000, Bergstrom was employed by…