State v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

W.L. JACKMAN,

Reserve Judge. The state appeals from a judgment which affirmed an award of benefits by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) to respondent Patterson. The facts are not in dispute. Patterson has lung disease related to his employment. The last day on which he worked for his employer, the Falk Corporation, was March 8, 1968. He filed a claim for compensation more than six years later. The issues before us are whether the six- or the twelve-year statute of limitations applies, whether applicant should be awarded “work injury supplemental benefits” under sec. 102.66(1),…