Quandt v. IBP

McAnany, J.:

In this appeal we are asked to review an April 14, 2006, order of the Workers Compensation Board (Board). The first issue, the timeliness of the employer’s appeal to the Board, turns on whether a hearing before the administrative law judge (ALJ) was a preliminary hearing and order or a final hearing and order. If the ALJ’s Februaiy 2000 order was a final order, then the employer’s November 2005 appeal to the Board was untimely. However, if the ALJ did not render a final order until November 2005, then the appeal was timely.

The remaining issues involve whether the claimant is…