Perkins v. Enterprise Truck Lines, Inc.

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

The appellee, Oscar Lee Perkins, filed a motion pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-225(e)(5)(B) requesting full court review of the decision of the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel. We granted the motion in order to determine whether, under the circumstances here present, the employer is relieved of its responsibilities under the Workers’ Compensation Act simply because of its failure or refusal to comply with statutory requirements of election. 1 After carefully examining the record before us and considering the authorities, we find that the employer was not…