Cehic v. MacK Molding, Inc.

¶ 1. Mack Molding, Inc. appeals from the Commissioner of Labor and Industry’s decision that it is responsible for paying workers’ compensation benefits for its former employee, claimant Ramiz Cehic. The Commissioner, after a contested hearing, concluded that a 1998 injury claimant incurred while employed at Mack Molding, rather than a more recent 2001 lifting incident at a subsequent employer, Pike Industries, was responsible for claimant’s continued impairment and need for back surgery in 2002. On appeal, Mack Molding argues that the Commissioner erred in considering the later lifting…