MESCHKE, Justice.
In a review of rulemaking, we consider whether a new agency regulation on arbitration of an employee's claim exceeds the authority of the Workers' Compensation Bureau. The statute authorizes an employee-claimant to elect decision by arbitrators rather than by a Bureau official, but the regulation gives the employer the power to refuse the employee's election. We hold that, because it exceeds the scope of the statute, the regulation is invalid.
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