Lyles v. State Ex Rel. Division of Workers' Compensation

MACY, Justice.

The District Court for the Ninth Judicial District certified the following question to the Wyoming Supreme Court pursuant to W.R.A.P. 11:

In a Worker[’s] Compensation case involving a disputed impairment rating where the case was initially referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings and where the Division subsequently made a motion that it be transferred to the Medical Commission, what statute governs, W.S. § 27-14-405(m) or W.S. § 27-14-616(b)(iv)?

FACTS

Appellant Susan Lyles (the employee) was working as a flagger when she slipped on some mud and injured her right leg and…