CBS INC. v. LIRC

No. 96-3707.

213 Wis.2d 285 (1997)

570 N.W.2d 446

CBS INC., and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LABOR & INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION and Richard Kamps, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of James C. Ratzel of Otjen, Van Ert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir, S.C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Scott C. Woldt of Curtis, Wilde & Neal of Oshkosh.

Before Snyder, P.J., Brown and Anderson, JJ.


BROWN, J.

This case confirms that traveling employees may participate in reasonable recreational activities without deviating from their employment under § 102.03(1)(f), STATS., of the Worker's Compensation Act. It also affirms a LIRC determination that downhill skiing is not an unreasonable recreational activity simply because of the risk involved. Rather, LIRC should consider and did consider many factors in making...

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