UFE Inc. v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

The issue in this case is whether Wis. Stat. § 102.42(2)(a) (1993-94), 1 a section of the Worker's Compensation Act (the Act), requires UFE Incorporated (UFE) to pay the out-of-state health care expenses incurred by one of its employees without UFE's consent. The court of appeals interpreted Wis. Stat. § 102.42(2)(a) as not requiring UFE's consent to the out-of-state health care expenses since the expenses were incurred through a referral from a practitioner who was chosen in accordance with the statute. See UFE Inc. v. LIRC, 193 Wis. 2d 361, 369-70, 534 N.W.2d 627 (Ct. App. 1995). We…