Williams v. Gloucester Sheriff's Department

The issue in this appeal is whether the contemporaneous objection rule prohibits a party from appealing a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission rendered on grounds neither raised nor previously addressed in the proceedings, if an objection to that decision was not made the subject of a motion for rehearing or reconsideration before the Commission.

Jeffrey L. Williams sought workers’ compensation benefits for heart disease he claimed he developed while employed by the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department. A deputy commissioner denied his claim, and Williams sought review of this…