Weidow v. Uninsured Employers' Fund

¶1 Bradley Howard (Howard), through the Howard Family 1995 Trust (Trust), appeals the Workers’ Compensation Court’s (WCC) refusal to dismiss Shelly Weidow’s (Weidow) WCC petition as untimely. Howard also appeals the WCC’s determination that Weidow’s employment did not constitute “casual employment” as defined by § 39-71-116(6), MCA (2005). We affirm.

¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:

¶3 Did the WCC correctly deny the motion to dismiss Weidow’s petition as untimely when Weidow filed the petition 69 days after the mediator’s report had been issued?

¶4 Was Weidow engaged in “casual…