Chart XV-Appeal Provisions, cont. Questions Reviewed Time for Appeal To What Court Process and Procedure Law Only Law and Fact Basis for Review Jury Trial Yes Transcript of evidence and proceedings No Certified record No Transcript of proceedings Transcript of proceedings Certified record No No Record No Yes Trial de novo Yes, on demand Agreed statement of facts, findings, and decision Certified record No Jurisdiction Administration Kansas Division of Workers' Compensation 10 days Workers' Compensation Appeals Board 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 Department of Workers' Claims 30 days Workers' Compensation Board; Court of Appeals; Supreme Court Notice of appeal; Petition for appeal as in civil actions Louisiana7 Office of Workers' Compensation 60 days8 30 days Appellate Court Appellate Court Petition As in civil actions Yes Yes Supreme Court As in civil cases Yes Yes Maine Workers' Compensation Board 20 days Worker' Compensation Board Appellate Division Supreme Court Notice of Appeal Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission 30 days Circuit Court Court of Appeals10 As in civil cases Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents 30 days No provision Appeals Court Supreme Judicial Court As in civil cases As in civil cases Yes Yes Michigan Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission 30 days Court of Appeals Supreme Court Certiorari, mandamus, or other permissible method Yes Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings11 30 days Workers' Compensation Court Supreme Court Notice of appeal 9 Yes No No No Yes Certified record; oral arguments on issues of law Certiorari Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission 30 days Court of Appeals Supreme Court Notice of appeal As in civil cases Yes Yes Record Record No Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation 20 days from the Division of Workers' Compensation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. 30 days from the Commission to the Appellate Court. First to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission; then to the Appellate Court. 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. 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." Certified record No Montana Department of Labor and Industry 2 years12 Workers' Compensation Court; Montana Supreme Court Notice of appeal Yes Certified record No 134 | 2020 Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws