Worker's Compensation Claim of Torres v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶ 1] An injured worker was denied worker’s compensation benefits because he was not “authorized to work by the United States department of justice,” as required by state statute. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-102(a)(vii) (LexisNexis 2001). The district court af*795firmed the Wyoming Workers’ Safety and Compensation Division’s (the Division) denial of benefits and the worker appealed. We dismiss the appeal because the constitutionality of a statute may not be raised in the direct appeal of an administrative agency decision.

ISSUES

[¶ 2] The issues presented by the parties are as follows:

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