Chart XV-Appeal Provisions, cont. Jurisdiction Administration Time for Appeal Kansas Division of Workers' Compensation 10 days Questions Reviewed To What Court Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Process and Procedure Notice of Appeal; 30 days. Court of Appeals as in civil cases. Law & Fact; 30 days. Kansas Supreme Court as in civil cases law. Kentucky Louisiana7 Department of Workers' Claims Office of Workers' Compensation 30 days Workers' Compensation Board; Court of Appeals; Supreme Court 60 days8 30 days Maine Workers' Compensation Board Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Department of Industrial Accidents Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission Office of Administrative Hearings11 Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation 20 days Appellate Court Appellate Court Supreme Court Worker' Compensation Board Appellate Division Supreme Court 30 days 30 days No provision 30 days 30 days 30 days 20 days from the Division of Workers' Compensation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. 30 days from the Commission to the Appellate Court. Circuit Court Court of Appeals10 Appeals Court Supreme Judicial Court Court of Appeals Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Court Supreme Court Court of Appeals Supreme Court First to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission; then to the Appellate Court. As in civil cases As in civil cases As in civil cases Certiorari, mandamus, or other permissible method Notice of appeal Certiorari Notice of appeal As in civil cases Application for Review from the Division of Workers' Compensation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. Notice of Appeal from the Commission to the Appellate Court. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes State: " The findings of fact made by the commission within its powers shall be conclusive and binding; the appellate court shall review only questions of law, but may determine that the facts found by the commission do not support the award or that there was not sufficient competent evidence for the award. " Montana Department of Labor and Industry 2 years12 Workers' Compensation Court; Montana Supreme Court Notice of appeal Yes Certified record; oral arguments on issues of law Record Record Certified record No No Yes Agreed statement of facts, findings, and decision No No Trial de novo Yes, on demand Certified record No Notice of appeal; Petition for appeal as in civil actions Petition As in civil actions As in civil cases Notice of Appeal9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Transcript of proceedings Transcript of proceedings Certified record Record No No No No Yes Law Only Law and Fact Yes Basis for Review Transcript of evidence and proceedings Jury Trial No Certified record No Certified record No 134 | 2024 Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws