Eder v. Pilcher Construction

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant seeks review of an order by the Workers’ Compensation Board dismissing employer’s request for review. The issue is whether the Board retains jurisdiction to review a referee’s order when the requesting party withdraws its request to review, after the responding party, without filing a timely cross-request, questions the validity of the referee’s order.

Claimant’s husband died on May 29,1985, from ventricular fibrillation, which was a result of his compensable condition. On June 20, 1986, a referee awarded 100 percent unscheduled permanent partial…