JUDITH E. LaPLANTE (Employee)
v.
CITY OF WATERVILLE (Employer)
and
MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION (Insurer)
WCB No. 19-01-04-96
Maine Workers Compensation Decisions
State Of Maine Workers' Compensation Board
January 15, 2021
(DOI:
05/01/2019)
Within
25 days after issuing this decision, or 5 days after ruling
on a motion for further findings, whichever is later, the
hearing officer may request that the full Workers'
Compensation Board review this decision. See 39-A M.R.S.
§ 320.
Within
20 days after receiving this decision a party may file a
motion asking the Board to find further facts and make
further conclusions of law and file the appropriate decision
if it differs from the original decision; within 15 days
after filing the motion, the party shall file its proposed
findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to 29-A
M.R.S. §318 and 90 M.A.R. 351 Ch. 12, § 5.
Any
party in interest may request an appeal to the Appellate
Division by filing a notice of intent to appeal along with a
copy of this decision with the clerk of the Appellate
Division within 20 (twenty) days of receipt of this decision.
See 39-A M.R.S. § 321-B and M.RApp.P. 23 and
accompanying Advisory Notes (available at
http://www.courts.state.mc.us/rulcs/mr app p amends
8-2-12.pdf).
Christopher Cotnoir, Esq. Workers' Compensation Board
Worker Advocate Division.
Katlyn
Davidson, Esq. Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC.
JUDITH
E. LaPLANTE (Employee) v. CITY OF WATERVILLE (Employer) and
MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION (Insurer)
ELIZABETH ELWIN, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
1.
Pending before the Board are Judith LaPIante's Petitions
for Award of Compensation, for Payment of Medical and Related
Services, and for Reinstatement, all filed on or about
03/12/2020. Through these Petitions, Ms. LaPlante seeks the
protection of the Act associated with a claimed work-related
mental stress injury as of 05/01/2019, payment of lost time
and related medical expenses, and reinstatement to suitable
employment.
2. The
Employer/Insurer disputed the...