McGrath v. Industrial Commission

PIERCE, Judge.

In this consolidated action, petitioner, the Director of the Division of Labor on behalf of the Subsequent Injury Fund (S.I.F.), seeks review of final orders of the Industrial Commission limiting the liability of the last employer of permanently and totally disabled claimants to $26,292. We set aside the orders.

In each of the four cases consolidated for review, the hearing officer determined that the claimant had suffered permanent partial disability as a result of an industrial accident while employed by the most recent employer, and that this permanent partial disability…