Shelby Mutual Insurance v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

Shelby Mutual Insurance Company and the Village of West Milwaukee appeal from a judgment affirming an order of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (commission). The central issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in affirming the commission’s determination that repeated employment-related back injuries constituted an occupational disease so that a back injury sustained while the employe was at home on vacation became compensable under worker’s compensation. We conclude that this determination is compatible with Wisconsin case law on occupational disease and accordingly affirm.

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