Woodgrain Millwork/Windsor Wood Windows v. Millender

Pope, Presiding Judge.

This case involves issues of first impression in a workers’ compensation claim for occupational hearing loss. Following our grant of their application for discretionary appeal, Woodgrain Millwork/ Windsor Wood Windows and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively the “Employer”) appeal the order of the superior court affirming an award by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“Board”) to Donzi Millender. The Employer contends that, because Millender’s claim was prematurely filed, the administrative law judge (“AL J”) erred in denying the Employer’s motion to…