Rogers v. Compass Airlines, Inc.

The relator, employee Angela Rogers, contends that the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) erred in dismissing her appeal as untimely because she was entitled to a 3-day extension of the filing deadline, see Minn. R. Civ. P. 6.05 (adding 3 days "to the prescribed period" when a party is served with a document by mail), or, her late filing should be excused due to circumstances outside her control.

"A notice of appeal must be timely filed ... to give the [WCCA] jurisdiction of the appeal." Bjerga v. Maislin Transport & Carriers Ins. Co. , 400 N.W.2d 99, 99 (Minn. 1987). A party must…