2021 Montana Code Annotated
Title 39. Labor
Chapter 71. Workers' Compensation
Part 24. Mediation
39-71-2408. Mandatory, nonbinding mediation

Universal Citation:
MT Code § 39-71-2408 (2021)
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39-71-2408. Mandatory, nonbinding mediation. (1) Except as otherwise provided, in a dispute arising under this chapter, the insurer and claimant shall mediate any issue concerning benefits and the mediator shall issue a report following the mediation process recommending a solution to the dispute before either party may file a petition in the workers' compensation court.

(2) The resolution recommended by the mediator is without administrative or judicial authority and is not binding on the parties.

History: En. Sec. 54, Ch. 464, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 416, L. 2005.

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