Chapman v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

The Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) appeal a circuit court ruling reversing LIRC and holding that Mark Chapman was eligible for worker's compensation benefits. LIRC and DNR argue that the circuit court erred when it held as a matter of law that Chapman, who was injured while cutting timber on DNR property, was performing services for DNR that were integrally related to its functions. In this case, that determination requires DNR to pay worker's compensation benefits to Chapman. We conclude that LIRC's determination was incorrect as a…