Clark v. General Motors Corp.

The plaintiff sustained a work-related injury and petitioned the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for benefits. The parties settled the issues on the date of hearing, August 22, 1979. The plaintiff, defendant, and administrative law judge signed a voluntary payment form the following day. The decision and order of the administrative law judge, which incorporated the terms of the voluntary agreement, were not mailed to the parties by the bureau until September 25, 1979. Defendant mailed its check for the agreed amount on October 18, 1979. Plaintiff thereafter petitioned for imposition of a…