Bass v. Isochem

ANDERSON, J.:

In this Workers’ Compensation case, the employer, Isochem Colors, Inc., appeals the circuit court’s order reversing the denial of benefits to Teresa A. Bass by the Appellate Panel of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The circuit court reversed on the ground that substantial evidence did not support the Appellate Panel’s decision to deny benefits because Bass failed to give timely notice of her accident to Isochem. We affirm in result and remand.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In August of 1999, Bass was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. After her doctor prescribed Motrin,…