County of La Crosse v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, County of La Crosse v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commn, 174 Wis. 2d 444, 497 N.W.2d 455 (1993), affirming an order of the circuit court for La Crosse county, Michael J. Mulroy, Circuit Judge. We reverse the decision of the court of appeals and remand the cause for further proceedings.

The circuit court determined that the employe's exclusive remedy for the county's termination of her employment following a work-related injury was provided by the Worker's Compensation Act. Thus the circuit court concluded that La Crosse…