Richard Stec v. Raymark Industries, Inc.

Summary

The court held that the twenty-day period for appealing a workers’ compensation commissioner’s decision is jurisdictional, so an appeal filed after that period deprives the Compensation Review Board of subject matter jurisdiction and cannot be revived by waiver. Because the fund appealed thirteen months after the relevant finding and award, the board properly dismissed the appeal, and the Appellate Court’s contrary judgment was reversed. The court also held that The Hartford had standing to challenge the fund’s untimely appeal.