Boyd v. People, Inc.

Ordinarily, I would concur in affirming the commission’s decision because the record established (i) that the employer’s application for a hearing seeking termination of the award indicated benefits had been paid through the date of filing the application and (ii) that, on the day the employer mailed its application for a hearing, the employer had drawn a check payable to the employee for benefits due through that day. The record also established that the check was mailed to the employee the day after the employer mailed the application to the commission. Thus, the literal requirements of…