Workers’ comp 3-year limit for claims upheld

Workers’ comp 3-year limit for claims upheld

If an Arkansan gets sick because of a workplace injury inflicted more than three years before, he does not have a right to sue for any workers' compensation benefits, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a split opinion. In the majority opinion, Justice Courtney Goodson said the court had no choice but to follow the law, which sets a three-year limit between exposure and injury.