Webb v. Workers' Compensation Commission

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The Workers’ Compensation Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 81-1301 to -1367 (Repl. 1976 and Supp. 1985), provides benefits to employees killed or injured in the course of their employment. The Workers’ Compensation Commission is charged with administration of the Act and with reviewing decisions of Administrative Law Judges concerning disputed claims. Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 81-1325 to -1342. The Commission acts in a quasi-judicial capacity and its awards are in the nature of judgments. The Act provides a symmetry for the composition of the tripartite commission. The Governor…