Harnischfeger Corp v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

This is a consolidated appeal from the trial court's vacatur of orders entered by the Labor and Industry Review Commission in three worker's compensation claims, and its remand to the Commission for further proceedings.

The issue here is whether an employer is liable for all of an employee's compensable hearing loss even though only part of that loss was caused by the employer. The Commission's position is that under § 102.555(8), Stats., the employer is liable for all of an employee's compensable hearing loss, including any pre-employment hearing loss as long as that pre-employment hearing…