White County Judge and Association of Arkansas Counties Risk Management Services v. Bruce Menser

Summary

The court held that Menser's claim for additional workers' compensation benefits was barred because he did not file a claim by the statutory deadline and the administrative law judge's prehearing order did not specifically request additional compensation. Applying de novo review to the statutory-construction issue, the court reversed and vacated the court of appeals' decision without reaching the sufficiency of the evidence supporting compensability.