Wells v. Howe Heating & Plumbing, Inc.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this workers’ compensation case, Thaddeus Wells, the claimant, an employee of Howe Heating & Plumbing, Inc., suffered electrical burns while working as an apprentice plumber. He filed for compensation. Howe and CNA Commercial Insurance, the employer and insurer, denied coverage, declaring that the claimant’s failure to use a portable ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) amounted to willful misconduct. The matter was heard before the Department of Labor. The Department found that the claimant’s failure to use a GFCI constituted willful misconduct and that such…