Danforth v. L.L. Bean, Inc.

DANA, Justice.

Sharon Danforth appeals from a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming the Commission’s denial of her petition for an award of compensation on the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitations. She contends that the Commission erred in holding that the 1983 amendment to section 95 of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 39 M.R.S.A. § 95 (Supp.1992), did not apply to her claim. We agree. Accordingly, we vacate the decision of the Appellate Division.

During the summer of 1983 Sharon Dan-forth, an employee of L.L. Bean, Inc., began…