Child's Status as Minor Didn't Extend Filing Period for Dependency Claim

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that the statute of limitations for workers’ compensation claims applies to claims by a worker’s minor dependents, and it upheld the denial of benefits to a 4-year-old boy who had lost his father. Case: Jeannette v. Progresso, No. A-5417-15T2, 02/06/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Scott Jeannette worked for General Mills Progresso. In June 2011, he suffered a heart attack while at work and died nine days later. At the time, Jeannette had a 4-year old son, Chase. Jeannette’s widow filed a claim...