Worker's Delay in Requesting Hearing Didn't Warrant Dismissal of Claim

The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that a worker’s timely filed claim was not subject to dismissal because of his delay in requesting a hearing. The case was Jackson v. BJs Restaurants Operations Co. Chad Jackson worked at a BJs Restaurant. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in June 2016 for an alleged on-the-job injury from February of that year. BJs contested his claim. In August 2016, Jackson filed a request for a hearing on his entitlement to temporary total disability benefits and medical treatment. The initial hearing on Jackson’s claim wa...