Nelson Mill & Agri-Center, Inc. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

The issue presented here is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the appellant employer and its insurer were denied a full and fair hearing after reasonable notice. The state’s Workmen’s Compensation Act provides: “All parties shall be afforded opportunity for full, fair, public hearing after reasonable notice . . . .” (Sec. 102.18 (1) (a), Stats.) The act further provides: “Either party shall have the right to be present at any hearing, in person or by attorney, or any other agent, and to present such testimony as may be pertinent to the controversy before the department. . . .”…