Nov 29, 2023

Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS

Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS

Aug 23, 2021

SD Worker’s Letter Asking for “Review of Benefits” Was Inadequate to Toll Limitations Statute

Acknowledging the relative informality within the South Dakota workers’ compensation laws as well as the public policy that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act and its rules should be construed liberally...

SD Worker’s Letter Asking for “Review of Benefits” Was Inadequate to Toll Limitations Statute SD Worker’s Letter Asking for “Review of Benefits” Was Inadequate to Toll Limitations Statute

May 22, 2020

Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame

A Washington state appellate court held that with regard to an employee’s appeal from a decision of the state’s Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, while the clear language of Wash....

Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame

Sep 17, 2019

Colorado Employer’s First Report of Injury and Other Preliminary Filings Do Not Toll Statute of Limitations

In Colorado, the statute of limitations applicable to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act [Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-43-103(2)] is not tolled by the filing of the employer’s first report of...

Colorado Employer’s First Report of Injury and Other Preliminary Filings Do Not Toll Statute of Limitations Colorado Employer’s First Report of Injury and Other Preliminary Filings Do Not Toll Statute of Limitations