Deanna Jo Ramirez-Trujillo v. Quality Egg, L.L.C., Wright County Egg Division, and Selective Insurance Company of America

WIGGINS, Justice.

An employee injured her back at work. Her employer acknowledged its liability for the injury and authorized care. The employer paid for the cost of the care the employee received to treat the back injury through September 30, 2009. The employee brought a workers’ compensation claim seeking reimbursement of medical expenses she incurred for additional back treatment between May 2010 and April 2011 and workers’ compensation benefits for the same period. The employer argued it did not authorize the medical expenses the employee incurred between May 2010 and April 2011. The…