Industrial Com'n of State of Colo. v. Riley

HODGES, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision reversing the Industrial Commission’s dismissal of claimant Lauri Riley’s petition for review of a hearing officer’s order. Riley v. Industrial Commission of State of Colorado, 628 P.2d 147 (Colo.App.1981). We affirm.

The claimant was injured on her job and she notified her employer immediately. However, the employer did not report the accident to the Division of Labor for approximately five months. The employer’s insurance carrier, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, was not advised for several weeks…