Gov. Walker Proposes Axing Commission That Reviews ALJ Decisions

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 2017-19 budget plan proposes scrapping the panel that independently reviews workers' compensation decisions. Released Wednesday, the budget calls for defunding the Labor and Industry Review Commission by 2019. The three-member LIRC is the first stop for appeals of disputed decisions on workers' compensation, employment discrimination and unemployment matters made by administrative law judges. The budget proposes that those decisions instead undergo a "secondary review process" before appeals head to circuit court. It did not specif...