Williams Insulation Co. v. Department of Labor & Industry

¶1 Williams Insulation Company, Inc., appeals the Workers’ Compensation Court’s decision upholding a penalty of $94,484.86 assessed by the Department of Labor and Industry. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is: Whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in upholding the penalty?

Factual and Procedural Background

¶3 Williams Insulation Company, Inc. (Williams), is a Wyoming corporation with its principal business office located in Wyoming and has been qualified to do business in Montana since 1994. In 1996 through the beginning of 2000, Williams purchased workers’ compensation insurance…