Olivares-Juarez v. Showell Farms

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Showell Farms (“defendant-employer”) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“defendant-carrier”) (collectively, “defendants”) appeal from an opinion and award wherein the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission” or “the Full Commission”) awarded Felix Olivares-Juarez (“plaintiff’) temporary total disability benefits. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the Commission’s decision and remand this matter for a new hearing.

Plaintiff is Guatemalan and, at all times relevant to these proceedings, did not have the necessary documentation to qualify as a legal…