Opinion ID: 2570595
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: waiver of right to challenge discount

Text: ¶ 33 In their motion for review of the Industrial Commission's order, Redd Roofing and CNA requested that their liability for future payments to the Esquivels be discounted to present value according to commission regulations. The Esquivels made no objection to this request in their response to the motion for review of the commission's order. The appeals board granted the request made by Redd Roofing and CNA and allowed a present value discount rate of 8% to be applied to the liability for future benefits. Therefore, the appeals board determined that CNA's future liability should be $83,000. ¶ 34 The Esquivels did not raise an objection to the request made by Redd Roofing and CNA to discount the liability for future benefits until the matter was brought before the Utah Court of Appeals on review. See Esquivel v. Labor Comm'n, 1999 UT App 9, ¶¶ 21-23, 973 P.2d 440. The general rule is that objections or questions not raised or urged in the agency proceeding are considered waived and will not be considered by a court on review. See Brown & Root Indus. Serv. v. Industrial Comm'n, 947 P.2d 671, 677 (Utah 1997); Alvin G. Rhodes Pump Sales v. Industrial Comm'n, 681 P.2d 1244, 1249 (Utah 1984); see also 2 Am.Jur.2d Administrative Law § 578 (1994); 73A C.J.S. Public Administrative Law § 191 (1983). There are some exceptions to this rule, but they do not apply to this case. See 73A C.J.S. Public Administrative Law § 191. Therefore, we affirm the court of appeals' decision that the Esquivels waived their right to appeal the issue of present value discounting. ¶ 35 Because the Esquivels have waived their right to appeal the appeals board's decision concerning discounting, we do not reach the Esquivels' argument that the appeals board abused its discretion in allowing the discount.