By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//October 7, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Employment – workers’ compensation
The Boldt Company appeals a circuit court judgment affirming a decision of the Labor and Industry Review Commission concerning liability to pay worker’s compensation benefits. The employee entitled to compensation, Roger Hollister, worked for The Samuel’s Group, Inc., and subsequently for Boldt. Hollister had a progressive knee condition that worsened over his career as a result of occupational exposure as a carpenter. LIRC held that Boldt bore the liability for the occupational disease because Hollister first suffered a wage loss caused by the medical condition only after working for Boldt. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.
2014AP649 The Boldt Company v. Labor & Industry Review Commission et al.
Dist III, Outagamie County, Metropulos, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Sachse, William R., Jr., Milwaukee; Van Den Elzen, Ahndrea Renae, Milwaukee; For Respondent: Russomanno, Anthony, Madison; Siedow, Thomas A., Eau Claire; Strande, Jeffrey J., Wausau