Employment – workers’ compensation
2011AP1824-FT Friedrich v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
Employment – workers’ compensation
2011AP2008 City of Appleton Police Department, et al. v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, et al.
Employment — workers compensation — refusal to rehire — bad faith
2011AP1113 Prent Corp. v. Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
Employment – workers’ compensation — adverse parties
2011AP203 Xcel Energy Services, Inc., v. LIRC
Employment – workers’ compensation — loaned employees
2011AP345 M.M. Schranz Roofing, Inc., v. First Choice Temporary
2010AP1948 Schmuck v. Bituminous Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Employment Workers compensation; exclusive remedy
2009AP564 DeBoer Transportation, Inc., v. Swenson
Employment Workers compensation; refusal to rehire
2010AP1997 Advanced Transmission Service LLC v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, et al.
Employment Workers compensation; refusal to rehire
2010AP1225 Open Hearth Homes LLC v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, et al.
Employment Workers compensation; refusal to rehire The Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) and Randall Cerny appeal from a circuit court order reversing and vacating a LIRC order which held that Open Hearth Homes, LLC, had violated the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act, Wis. Stat. § 102.35(3) (2009-10), by unreasonably refusing to rehire Cerny after he […]
2010AP1426 Martine v. Williams
Torts Workers compensation; exclusive remedy Where an employee has already asserted a claim that his injuries are covered by the Worker’s Compensation Act, and he had accepted a benefit under the Act, albeit by compromise, his exclusive remedy is under the Act. “The Martines argue that, while the employer’s liability may be limited to the […]
2010AP1992 Anderson v. Hebert
Torts Defamation; workers compensation The Worker’s Compensation Act is not the exclusive remedy when an employer defames a former employee. “The County also contends Wisconsin courts have applied the exclusive remedy provision to bar claims arising from post-termination injuries other than defamation. The County principally relies on Pederson & Voechting v. Kromrey, 201 Wis. 599, [&hellip[...]
2010AP208 Aurora Consolidated Health Care v. LIRC
Employment Workers compensation; independent medical examiners The right to rebut the report of an independent medical examiner does not include the right to cross-examination. “Wis. Stat. § 102.17(1)(g) provides LIRC with the discretion to request an independent medical examiner when ‘the testimony presented at any hearing indicates a dispute or creates a doubt as to […]
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