DEPT. OF INDUS. RELATIONS v. CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES

Nos. 15812, 15845 and 15846.

705 P.2d 645 (1985)

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, an Administrative Agency of the state of Nevada, James I. Barnes, Director; Division of Industrial Insurance Regulation, an Unchartered Sub-Agency of the State of Nevada, William V. Daggett, Administrator; John C. De Graff, Appeals Officer, Department of Administration, State of Nevada; Catherine Fought and Linda Buzick, Eeal Parties in Interest, Appellants, v. CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES, INC., a Nevada Corporation, Respondent. Linda Buzick and Catherine Fought, Real Parties in Interest, Appellants, v. CIRCUS CIRCUS RENO, INC., a Nevada Corporation; William N. Pennington, President of Circus Circus Reno, Inc.; Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.; and William N. Pennington, President of Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc., Respondents. Linda Buzick and Catherine Fought, Real Parties in Interest, Appellants, v. CIRCUS CIRCUS RENO, INC., a Nevada Corporation; and William N. Pennington, President of Circus Circus Reno, Inc.; Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc., and William N. Pennington, President of Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Norris, Dept. of Industrial Relations, Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Babara Gruenewald, State Indus. Atty., Carson City, for appellants Fought and Buzick.

Matthew H. Feiertag, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Carson City, for amicus curiae, State Industrial Ins. System.

McGroarty & Hanmer, Las Vegas, for respondent Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

These consolidated appeals arise out of a refusal by a self-insured employer, Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (Circus Circus), a hotel/casino, to comply with a hearing officer's order requiring Circus Circus to pay worker's compensation benefits to its employees Fought and Buzick. Because we agree with appellants that, absent a stay, a self-insured employer must comply with a hearing officer's order to pay benefits, we reverse.

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