Monaghan v. Jordan's Meats

[¶ 1] In this workers’ compensation appeal, we are asked to revisit the “work search rule” and to decide whether, pursuant to that rule, evidence that the injured employee made unsuccessful job inquiries at 147 potential employers compels a determination that work is unavailable to her in her local community, thereby requiring an award of 100% partial incapacity benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer (Jerome, HO), finding Monaghan’s work search to be insufficient, awarded only partial benefits. We review the state of the law regarding the work search rule, and, in light of…