State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division v. Borodine

THOMAS, Justice.

The problem presented in this case is whether the Wyoming Worker’s Compensation Act, §§ 27-12-101 through 27-12-805, W.S.1977, should be applied in a manner that limits an individual’s choice of employments. The hearing officer entered an award in favor of the employee, Anne Borodine (Borodine), that was premised upon a disability relating to the employment in which Borodine was injured. That award was granted even though the hearing officer also found that it did not affect Boro-dine’s ability to work in a more sedentary employment in which she had both formal training and…