Elimination of WC Review Board Sought by Governor Walker of Wisconsin
On February 8, 2017 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker submitted his 2017-2019 budget recommendations under Assembly Bill 64 and Senate Bill 30. Therein, Governor Walker has proposed the elimination of the State’s Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC). Under current law, administrative law judge workers’ compensation decisions can be appealed to the LIRC, which is a…