Gerlach v. Woodke

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

Gary Gerlach appeals the decision of the Full Worker’s Compensation Board (the “Board”) affirming the decision of a hearing member, who concluded Gerlach’s employee, Larry Woodke, was eligible for worker’s compensation benefits. On appeal, Gerlach raises one issue, which we restate as whether the hearing member properly found that Woodke was not a farm or agricultural employee within the meaning of Indiana Code section 22-3-2-9(a). We affirm, concluding the evidence presented to the hearing member establishes that at the time of his injury, Woodke was…