Denend v. Bradford Roofing & Insulation

Bradford Roofing and Insulation (Bradford), the employer, and Glacier General Assurance Company, the defendant, appeal the Workers’ Compensation Court’s award of temporary total disability benefits to James Denend (claimant). The issue is whether substantial evidence supports the lower court’s ruling that claimant’s benefits should be based on a forty hour work week. We affirm.

In September 1983, Tony Ludwig, a Bradford foreman, contacted the State Job Service office in Missoula, Montana, seeking to hire workers. Ludwig testified that he told the Job Service that the job would be part-time…