Allen v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT

Ralph A. Allen, petitioner, seeks review of a court of appeals’ decision affirming an award of the Industrial Commission of Arizona (Commission). The Commission denied jurisdiction to hear petitioner’s workers’ compensation claim because petitioner had failed to file his claim within one year as required by A.R.S. § 23-1061(A). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Arizona Constitution article VI, section 5(3) and A.R.S. § 23-948.

II. ISSUES PRESENTED

We address the following issues:

1) Whether the 1980 amendment to A.R.S. § 23-1061(A) violates the…