39-71-318, MCA

[1999] Lanz v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp [04/12/05] 2005 MTWCC 18 The limitations period in section 39-71-318, MCA (1999), applies only to proceedings over which the Department of Labor and Industry has original jurisdiction, not to proceedings over which the Workers’ Compensation Court has jurisdiction, and has no application to an employment preference under section 39-71-317, MCA (1999), since disputes involving the preference must be brought in the Workers’ Compensation Court, § 39-71-317(3), MCA (1999).