Melvin L. Layne v. Crist Electrical Contractor, Inc. and Assurance Services Corporation

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Melvin L. Layne (claimant) appeals a decision of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming the deputy commissioner’s denial of claimant’s request for benefits on a finding that claimant willfully and knowingly violated a known safety rule. Claimant cites three errors in his challenge to the commission’s denial of his objection, motion to vacate, and motion to reconsider the March 20, 2013 review opinion:

a. The Full Commission, as composed for review of this case, lacked authority to review the Deputy Commissioner’s Opinion as only two of the three statutorily…