Filtered Decisions

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award and decision on the issue of liability in this workers' compensation case involving employee James Parks. The award is temporary or partial in nature, with proceedings kept open for a final award to be made.

The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the prior LIRC award, remanding the case for entry of future medical benefits. The Commission awarded employee William Kempker future medical benefits necessary to cure and relieve the effects of his injury sustained on February 24, 2001.

The Commission reversed the Administrative Law Judge's award that had waived the notice requirement for filing a proof of claim in the employer's bankruptcy proceeding. The employee failed to file a timely proof of claim with the bankruptcy court as required by statute, and this jurisdictional requirement cannot be waived despite the employee's claim that notice was not received.

The Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision denying workers' compensation benefits to Barbara J. Vickers for an alleged C. difficile infection contracted at the employer's laundry facility. The employee failed to produce competent evidence that she was actually exposed to C. difficile or contracted it from environmental contact at the workplace, and therefore did not meet her burden of proof.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award allowing workers' compensation benefits to Lois Billingslea for a low back injury sustained on September 26, 2003, while lifting a pallet onto a shopping cart at a Wal-Mart store in Branson West, Missouri. The employee was awarded compensation of $4,546.20 for 5 percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole (20 weeks), with $5,714.67 in medical expenses already paid by the insurer.