The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that adding a dependent to an open death benefits claim does not constitute a separate claim, and there is no time limit for the dependent of a deceased employee to request an allocation of benefits under an open death benefits claim.
Case: Appeal of Estate of Menke, No. 2023-0323, 02/19/2025, published.
Facts: Gilbert Menke died following a work-related injury in 2016. He was survived by a common-law wife and child.
Menke’s widow received a letter the day after his death from the workers’ compensation insurance carrier for Menke’...
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