Pearson v. Freeport School Department

[¶ 1] Nadya Pearson appeals from a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer {Sprague, HO) finding that Pearson’s mental stress injury is not com-pensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act, and that the Freeport School Department did not violate the “fourteen-day rule,” see Me. W.C.B. Rule, ch. 1, § 1, by failing to timely pay benefits or file a notice of controversy in response to her claim. Pearson contends that the hearing officer erred in concluding that no fourteen-day rule violation took place. We disagree, and affirm the decision.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Nadya Pearson has…