Bjerklie v. WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] Donna Bjerklie appeals a district court judgment affirming Workforce Safety and Insurance’s (“WSI”) order discontinuing her disability and rehabilitation benefits after an alleged second instance of noncompliance with vocational rehabilitation requirements. We affirm, concluding that a claimant has not shown good cause for failure to attend a scheduled medical assessment when the claimant has a reasonable opportunity to inform WSI why she cannot or will not attend and fails to do so.
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[¶ 2] Bjerklie injured her right arm on the job in 1991 while employed by North…
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- Unser v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
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