Hermax Carpet Marts v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

Hermax Carpet Marts and Regent Insurance Company (collectively, "Hermax") appeal from a circuit court judgment affirming a Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) order. LIRC's order reversed an administrative law judge's (ALJ) order which had denied Alan D. Nehls's claim for additional worker's compensation benefits. On appeal, Hermax claims that the circuit court erred in affirming LIRC's order because: (1) LIRC was required to, but did not conduct, a credibility conference; (2) Nehls, as a matter of law, exceeded his two choices of physicians under § 102.42(2), STATS.; and (3) LIRC's…