Wagner v. Southwest Fabricators, Inc.

1GREMILLION, Judge.

The defendants, Southwest Fabricators, Inc. and its insurer, The Gray Insurance Company, appeal a judgment by the workers’ compensation judge ordering them to reimburse the plaintiff, Mark Wagner, for travel expenses resulting from his job-search activities. We affirm.

Wagner submitted a request for payment of mileage expenses incurred by him while searching for employment. When Southwest Fabricators and its insurer refused to pay these expenses, Wagner filed a Motion to Compel Payment of Mileage Expenses, Penalties, and Attorney’s Fees. At the hearing on the motion, the…