Employer Not Barred From Contesting Claim It Never Received in Mail

The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an employer who never received the mailed notice of an employee’s claim could not be barred from presenting a defense despite its failure to respond within the statutorily allotted 28 days. Case: Britto v. Bimbo Foods Inc., No. AC 44844, 12/27/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: On Dec. 17, 2017, John Britto filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging that he had sustained a compensable bilateral knee injury stemming from repetitive trauma during the course of his employment with Bimbo Foods Inc. That same day, his attorney ...