Lawson v. Emerson Electric Co.

PARRISH, Judge.

Dorothy Lawson (claimant) appeals from a decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (commission). The decision from which she appeals denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits. An administrative law judge, after a hearing, found in claimant’s favor and awarded benefits. § 287.460. 1 The commission, upon application of Emerson Electric Co. (employer), reviewed the award and reversed it, thereby denying compensation. § 287.480. The commission found there was no showing that a work-related accident occurred. It further found that even if there had been an…