Raboin v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Jim Raboin appealed from a judgment affirming a Workers Compensation Bureau order holding him personally hable under N.D.C.C. § 65-04-26.1 for $16,824.91 in unpaid workers compensation premiums owed by American Classics Corporation (Classics), plus penalty and interest. We conclude the Bureau misapplied the law and improperly assessed personal liability against Raboin for Classics’ past due premium debt. We reverse.

[¶ 2] Classics was a North Dakota corporation engaged in the kit car brokering business in Fargo. Its officers and directors included Raboin, president; Joel…