Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Compromise Settlement

The Missouri Court of Appeal ruled that the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission did not have jurisdiction to review a voluntary compromise settlement of a workers’ compensation claim. Case: Ritch v. Professional Transportation Inc., No. SD36435, 03/16/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Charles Ritch injured his back in 2014 while working for Professional Transportation Inc. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, which Professional agreed to settle in 2017. The settlement acknowledged that Professional had paid medical expenses of $115,270.44 and $14,...