County of Maricopa v. Industrial Commission of Arizona

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

In this special action review of an industrial commission award granting benefits for time lost from work for medical treatment, the carrier raises the following issues:

1. Whether a July 8, 1981, notice of claim status became final because the claimant abandoned a request for hearing protesting it.

2. Whether the administrative law judge erred in awarding temporary compensation benefits because claimant’s absences from work were compensated by sick leave pay equivalent to his regular wages.

3. Whether claimant failed to meet his burden of proving a causal relationship…