Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Direct Appeals in Comp

A fractured Mississippi Supreme Court, sitting en banc, upheld the constitutionality of a 2011 law that allows for direct appeals from the Workers' Compensation Commission to the high court. Case: Johnson v. Sysco Food Services et al., No. 2011-WC-01086-SCT, 05/03/2012, published.Facts: Last year, the Mississippi Legislature amended the state code to provide that, "from and after July 1, 2011," decisions of the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission may be appealed directly to the state Supreme Court, rather than to the circuit court, as required under the previous version o...