Williams v. United Parcel Services

OPINION

By the Court,

Saitta, J.:

NRS 616C.390(5) bars an employee from applying to reopen his or her workers’ compensation claim after a year from its closure if the employee “was not off work as a result of the injury.” Appellant Joseph Williams suffered a workplace injury in the course of his employment with respondent United Parcel Services (UPS) and, after receiving medical treatment, missed the remainder of his scheduled work shift pursuant to his treating physician’s orders. More than one year after the closure of his workers’ compensation claim, Williams sought to reopen that claim. UPS…