Lawhead v. United Air Lines

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C J.

This appeal arises from a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Board) to affirm an order issued by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations (Director). The Board below ordered appellants United Air Lines and Pacific Insurance Co. to pay a workers’ compensation claim submitted by appellee Priscilla A. Lawhead. The claim asked for $26.35 in expenses due to the influenza Ms. Lawhead contracted outside Hawaii.

Appellants attack the Board’s decision on two grounds. First, they contend that HRS § 386-6 (1976) failed to confer…