Taylor v. Ballard R-II School District

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

I. Introduction

Glennda was employed as a school bus driver and suffered a back injury on the job in December 2003. An administrative law judge (ALJ) awarded Glennda permanent total disability benefits. The same day the ALJ filed the award, Glennda committed suicide by drag overdose. Glennda’s employer timely filed an application for review of the ALJ’s award with the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (the Commission).

Marvin, Glennda’s husband, moved the Commission to substitute himself as a party to the proceeding under section 287.580. 1 The Commission…