Eaton Corp. v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

The Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) appeals from the trial court’s reversal of an LIRC order which determined that Robert J. Pabelick (Pabelick) should be awarded $12,000 for potential wage loss because of permanent disfigurement. Because there was credible and substantial evidence to support the LIRC’s findings of fact and its legal conclusion was reasonable, we reverse the trial court.

On cross-appeal, Eaton Corp. (Eaton) argues that scheduled workers’ compensation benefits are the exclusive benefits available to Pabelick for potential wage loss. The trial court held that…