Plummer v. Workers' Compensation Division

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

An employee claiming a workplace injury from exposure to toxic fumes appeals the denial of her workers’ compensation claim. The Workers’ Compensation Division (the “Division”) found that the employee did not present sufficient evidence to demonstrate her injury was connected to her work. The Office of Judges (the “OOJ”) affirmed, and refused to consider evidence submitted by the employee after the expiration of a “time frame” for evidence introduction. The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (the “WCAB”) affirmed the original decision, and the decision to exclude the…