Allen v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

This is a special action review of an Industrial Commission award dismissing the petitioner employee’s (claimant’s) hearing request. Two issues are presented:(1) whether the administrative law judge erred by finding that the March 14, 1986, worker’s report of injury signed and filed by the claimant’s wife did not constitute a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, and(2) whether the administrative law judge erred by finding that the claimant’s subsequent claims for benefits were untimely without excuse.

Because we find that the claimant’s attorney’s letter of June…