Claim of Noel v. Owens-Brockway

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 15, 2000, which ruled, inter alia, that the employer’s application for review was untimely.

After a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) issued a decision amending a claim for workers’ compensation benefits to include additional injuries, the self-insured employer filed an application for review. In response, claimant argued that the appeal was not filed within the 30-day period established by Workers’ Compensation Law § 23 and maintained that the underlying decision was supported by credible medical evidence…