Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division v. Cave

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 2011No. S-10-0126Published

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶1] Appellee Shannon Cave suffered a work-related injury in November 2007 and was awarded temporary total disability (TTD) benefits during her recovery. In September 2008, Cave received an offer of temporary light duty work from her employer, which she rejected. As a result of her refusal to accept what the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division (Division) deemed a bona fide offer of light duty work, the Division reduced Cave's TTD benefits in accordance with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-404(j) (LexisNexis 2011) to one-third of the previously authorized amount. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Worker's Compensation Claim of Dale v. S & S Builders, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Roussalis v. Wyoming Medical Center, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Pacific Power and Light v. ParsonsWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Wyoming Consumer Group v. Public Service CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Paravecchio v. Memorial Hospital of Laramie CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 1987

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