Wilson v. Director, Division of Labor

SMITH, Judge.

Insurer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund (Fund), and employers, Rocky Mountain Framing and Finishing (Rocky Mountain) and McCreary & Roberts, seek review of a final order of the Industrial Commission imposing a penalty pursuant to § 8-53-102, C.R.S., for untimely filing of notice of admission or denial of a claim. We affirm.

Evidence adduced before the Division of Labor indicates that claimant, Larry J. Wilson, suffered a compensable injury on July 4, 1979, while in the employ of Rocky Mountain, a subcontractor of McCreary and Roberts. Claimant subsequently discovered that…