State v. Taylor

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Workforce Safety and Insurance ("WSI") appealed from a judgment affirming an Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") order finding Leonard Taylor had a retained earnings capacity of zero and he had good cause for noncompliance with vocational rehabilitation for failing to perform a good faith work search. Because the ALJ misapplied the law in determining Taylor had zero retained earnings capacity, we reverse the judgment and remand to the ALJ for further proceedings.

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[¶2] On March 11, 2014, Taylor, then 55 years old, sustained severe work-related injuries when he…