Xcel Energy Ruling, Independent Contractor Bill on Council Agenda

The Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will discuss a July decision by the state Supreme Court and a bill pending in the state Legislature when it meets in Madison on Sept. 17.A discussion of the high court's July 15 decision in Xcel Energy Services v. LIRC is on the council's agenda. In the case, the Supreme Court ruled that an employer's appeal of an administrative decision awarding an injured worker permanent and total disability benefits was not procedurally defective in that it did not name the employer's insurance carrier as a defendant.The council will ...