SAIF Corp. v. Kurcin

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) reversing employer’s denial of the compensability of claimant’s claim. Employer contends that the Board erred in granting claimant a continuance of the hearing without requiring claimant to show due diligence and the necessity of the continuance. We agree with employer and reverse and remand for reconsideration.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Claimant filed a claim for a herniated disc, which employer denied. Claimant requested a hearing. Well before the hearing, employer notified claimant that its medical…