Johnson v. WESTERN TRANSPORT, LLC

¶1 The Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, entered an order reversing the Department of Labor and Industry’s (Department) determination that Terry Johnson (Johnson) was not entitled to unemployment benefits, and granting Johnson such benefits. Johnson’s former employer, Western Transport, LLC, (Western Transport) appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

¶2 J ohnson began working for Western Transport as a local driver on April 13, 2009. He was hired to drive from his home in Libby, Montana, to Moyie, Idaho, pick up a load of wood chips and deliver them to Columbia Falls,…