City of Frankfort v. Rogers

COMBS, Judge.

This appeal is from the judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court which reversed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) and allowed the injured worker to proceed with his claim for benefits under KRS Chapter 342 despite the undisputed fact that he filed his claim after the passage of the statutory time frame of two years.

KRS 342.185 limits the time during which an injured worker may file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits to two years from the date of the accident that caused the injury or, as in the case sub jiidice, two years from the date the employer…