Rehearing Request Does Not Stop Clock Ticking on Appeal Deadline

A claimant who petitioned the Workers' Compensation Commission for a rehearing did not toll the 30-day time limit for appealing the decision, the Court of Appeals ruled, dismissing the petition as untimely.Case: Rhame v. Charleston County School District, 5020, 08/08/2012. Published.Facts: Ricky Rhame worked as a hearing and air conditioning technician for the Charleston County School District from 1987 to 2009. His job required him to frequently lift equipment weighing up to 100 pounds.Rhame began experiencing off-and-on again back pain in 1994 or 1995. In 2006, he also developed a proble...