State v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

This case is an appeal on bypass of the court of appeals, pursuant to sec. 808.05, Stats. 1973, and Rule 809.60, from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county, RICHARD W. BARD WELL, circuit judge. The sole question presented on appeal is: Do secs. 102.66 (1)1 and 102.17 (4),2 Stats. 1975, authorize the Department of *398Industry, Labor and Human Relations (department) to direct payment of a claim from the Work Injury Supplemental Benefit Fund (supplemental fund)3 to an em*399ployee whose claim for worker’s compensation against his employer for occupational disease has been extinguished by the…