Hand v. Uninsured Employers' Fund

¶1 Dennis Hand appeals the denial of his claim against the Uninsured Employers’ Fund (“UEF”) by the Workers’ Compensation Court (“WCC”). The WCC concluded that a general release Hand executed which settled his claims against his employer and his employer’s general liability insurance carrier likewise released the UEF from liability for Hand’s claims. We reverse.

ISSUE

¶2 Hand presents four issues for review. We conclude, however, that the following restated issue is dispositive:

¶3 Given that UEF failed to perfect an appeal from the Department of Labor and Industry’s Order of Determination which…