Madison Gas & Electric v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

VERGERONT, PJ.

¶ 1. The Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) appeals the circuit court order reversing its decision that Dave Parent was entitled to a permanent partial disability (PPD) *200award for his left knee based on a total PPD rating of 55%. LIRC decided that, pursuant to Wis. Admin. Code § DWD 80.32(4) (October 2007),1 Parent was entitled to "stack" the PPD percentages for the two surgical procedures necessitated by the injury: the first was a repair of the medial meniscus, or cartilage, in the knee and the second was a total knee replacement. We conclude that, under…