Failure to Demand Arbitration at Comp Hearing Did Not Waive Right

A workers’ compensation tribunal had no authority to compel arbitration of a request for indemnification against a comp claim, so the failure to demand arbitration at that time did not waive the right to arbitration of the contract dispute.

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