Pigeon v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

The Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (DILHR) and Employers Insurance of Wausau appeal from a circuit court judgment reversing a decision of the Labor and Industrial Review Commission (LIRC) and an order remanding the case for further proceedings. The circuit court held that sec. 102.51 (5), Stats., allows an employee to compromise only his own claims. Because a compromise of liability made under that section may affect the amount due his dependents in their later claims, we reverse. Neither the compromise nor the statute forecloses a dependent from ap plying for death…