Murray-Donahue v. National Car Rental Licensee Ass'n

SILAK, Justice.

This is a worker’s compensation case. While on a business trip for her employer, the claimant Linda C. Murray-Donahue (Murray-Donahue) suffered an injury to her back when she retrieved her suitcase from the baggage claim at an airport.

The Industrial Commission concluded that Murray-Donahue’s claim is barred because she failed to provide adequate notice of her injury within sixty days of the accident as required by I.C. § 72-701. The Commission also ruled that the lack of proper notice resulted in prejudice to National Car Rental Licensee Association (employer), and State…