McGee v. Digital Equipment Corp.

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE.

James R. McGee, claimant, seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel which determined that he failed to show good cause for the late filing of an appeal from an adverse order of a hearing officer. We set aside the order of the Panel and remand for further proceedings.

A hearing officer’s decision adverse to claimant was mailed to the parties. The record shows that a copy of the decision was mailed to claimant’s attorney. Claimant’s appeal was filed three calendar days later. The appeal submitted by claimant’s attorney contained a handwritten…