Commission Awards Overturned Due to Worker's Untimely Filing of Appeals

The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned two awards to an injured employee, finding her appeal of the initial denial was not timely filed. Case: Gray v. Hawthorne Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, No. ED110400, 01/10/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: MaryAnn Gray worked for the Hawthorne Children’s Psychiatric Hospital as a registered nurse. She filed three worker's compensation claims for injuries occurring in 2012, 2013 and 2014 during her employment. An administrative law judge found Gray lacked credibility and failed to carry her burden of proof on all three ...