City of Boise v. Industrial Commission

SILAK, Justice.

This is an Industrial Commission (Commission) case regarding the City of Boise’s (City) application for worker’s compensation self-insurance. After a hearing, the Commission ruled that the City could not become self-insured under section 72-301 of the Idaho Code because it is a public employer. However, the Commission further ruled that even if the City could become self-insured, it had not met the requirements for doing so.

On appeal, the City contends that as a matter of statutory construction, a public employer can become self-insured. It also argues that the Commission’s…