Andrew v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

DONOFRIO, Judge.

This case, before us for the second time, presents the question of whether the hearing officer abused his discretion when he refused to waive the untimely filing of a request for hearing directed at the carrier’s initial notice of claim status denying petitioner’s claim for workmen’s compensation benefits.

Petitioner alleges that she suffered an industrial injury on October 25, 1973. Her claim was denied by Allstate on January 22, 1974, and on March 25, 1974, petitioner requested a hearing to protest the denial of her claim. This filing occurred one day after the running…