Conradt v. Mt. Carmel School

Donna F. Conradt is a former school teacher who unsuccessfully claimed before administrative tribunals and the trial court that she had a workplace sensitivity entitling her to worker's compensation. We address all of the issues she raises, but two stand out. The first is whether Wisconsin should join those states giving more weight to a treating physician's testimony than a nontreating physician's. The second is whether we should require a credibility conference between the administrative law judge (ALJ) and the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) whenever credibility is a…