If the Judge ruled against me and I lost my Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Case, how long do I have to appeal the decision?
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Q: If the Judge ruled against me and I lost my Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Case, how long do I have to appeal the decision?
A: If you went to trial and the Judge issued an Order ruling against you on your Mississippi Worker’s Compensation case, you have 20 days to appeal the decision. This means the appeal of your Mississippi Worker’s Compensation case absolutely must be filed with the Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Commission on day 20 or earlier. In other words, mailing the appeal on the twentieth day is not good enough. It must actually be filed with the Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Commission on or before the twentieth day after the Mississippi Administrative Law Judge makes a decision.
Section 71-3-47 of the Mississippi Code provides the time deadline for this and states, in pertinent part, “This decision shall be final unless within twenty (20) days a request or petition for review by the full commission is filed.” Procedural Rule 10 of the Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Commission, provides, in pertinent part, “In all cases where either party desires a review before the Full Commission from any decision rendered by an Administrative Judge, the party desiring the review shall within twenty (20) days of the date of said decision file with the Secretary of the Commission a written request or petition for review before the Full Commission.”
At our offices, we strongly suggest you contact a qualified Mississippi Worker’s Compensation attorney to handle your appeal. There are all kinds of procedural issues and time deadlines which may get your case dismissed permanently. Please note that statutes and rules change all the time so please do not rely upon what you are reading on our website in regards to your case, as an attorney is crucial to assisting you with this aspect of a Mississippi Worker’s Compensation injury claim. Certainly, if you have questions about this, call or email Jay Foster immediately.
