Grede Foundries, Inc. v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

¶ 1. Grede Foundries, Inc., and Grede Foundries, Inc., c/o Helmsman Management Services, *519Inc., appeal the circuit court's order affirming an order entered by the Labor and Industry Review Commission that awarded Steven C. Northcott a "bad faith" penalty because Grede paid Northcott's worker's-compensation claim late.1 Grede contends that its bankruptcy filing prevented the Commission from imposing the penalty, and, additionally, that there was insufficient evidence to support its finding of "bad faith." We reverse.

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¶ 2. Northcott filed a worker's-compensation claim, contending that he was…