Uncertified
No one denies that the Utah Labor Commission sent Kuhni & Sons a citation, nor that the company, located near Levan, Utah, received it. And three months went by before Kuhni appealed, even though the citation included notification that there was a 30-day deadline for appeals. That didn’t matter, the state court of appeals ruled, because the citation was sent via FedEx: the relevant law said the company had 30 days after it was notified by “certified mail,” and it never did get notified that way. “Certified mail” is a particular service offered by the U.S. Postal Service and, the court ruled, not just any service that provides proof of sending and delivery. “We must presume that the legislature chooses its words carefully,” Judge Ryan M. Harris wrote in his decision. (AC/KSTU Salt Lake City) ...Whereupon FedEx management offered some carefully chosen words.Original Publication Date: 21 January 2018
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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