SPEARS v. CARHARTT, INC.

No. 2005-SC-0694-WC.

215 S.W.3d 1 (2006)

Brenda SPEARS, Appellant, v. CARHARTT, INC.; Mark C. Webster, Arbitrator; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman E. Harned, Harned, Bachert & Denton, LLP, Bowling Green, Counsel for Appellant.

John C. Morton, Morton Law LLC, Henderson, Counsel for Appellee, Carhartt, Inc.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal concerns a workers' compensation claim that was submitted for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), as authorized by KRS 342.277 and a collective bargaining agreement between the claimant's union and her employer. An arbitrator determined after a hearing that the claimant's request for arbitration was untimely under the agreement, and the Workers' Compensation Board (Board) and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Among other things, the...

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