Hitachi Automotive Products USA, Inc. v. Craig

OPINION OF THE COURT

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed the claimant’s application for benefits having found that he received the letter required by KRS 342.040(1) but failed to file an application for benefits within two years after the employer terminated voluntary income benefits. The decision implicitly rejected the claimant’s arguments that conduct by the employer’s insurance carrier violated KRS 342.267 and 803 ICAR 25:240, that the violations reasonably induced a tardy filing, and that they estopped the employer from asserting a limitations defense. Although the Workers’…