Willeford v. Lester E. Cox Medical Center

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) affirmed an award by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in favor of Sherry Willeford (Claimant). The self-insured employer appeals, claiming the Commission erroneously interpreted and applied the law in' this case regarding the statutory phrases “arising out of’ and “clearly work related.” The employer argues that a proper application of § 287.020.2-.3 to the facts of this case demonstrates that the Commission erred when it concluded that Claimant sustained a…