Skrukrud v. Gallatin Laundry Co., Inc.

This is an appeal by an injured employee from the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the workers’ compensation court in favor of the employer and its insurer. In substance, the workers’ court held that the injured employee’s proper category of disability was “temporary total disability”; that his compensation was fixed in amount and duration by such classification until further order; that a statutory offset for social security disability applied to his workers’ compensation benefits; that he was not entitled to a lump sum settlement from the insurer; and, that his workers’…