Johnston v. DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

ERVIN, Judge.

Plaintiff Mary S. Johnston appeals from an Opinion and Award entered by Commissioner Laura Kranifeld Mavretic on behalf of the Industrial Commission which denied and dismissed Plaintiff’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits because the Commission lacked jurisdiction over that claim. After careful consideration of Plaintiff’s challenges to the Commission’s order in light of the record and the applicable law, we conclude that the Commission’s decision should be affirmed.

I. Factual Background

Plaintiff is a Licensed Registered Nurse with a master’s degree in nursing education.…