Register July 2022 No. 799
Chapter LIRC 1
LABOR AND INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION PROCEDURE
LIRC 1.02 Petitions for review; appeal period.
LIRC 1.025 Petitions for review; filing.
LIRC 1.031 Timeliness of petitions in unemployment insurance cases and worker classification compliance cases.
LIRC 1.041 Cross-petitions.
LIRC 1.071 Record used for review.
LIRC 1.08 Obtaining copy of record.
LIRC 1.12 Rehearings in equal rights cases.
LIRC 1.13 Compromise settlements in worker's compensation cases.
LIRC 1.14 Actions for judicial review in unemployment insurance cases, worker classification compliance cases, and worker's compensation cases.
LIRC 1.01
LIRC 1.01
General. The labor and industry review commission has jurisdiction for review of cases arising under ss.
40.65 (2),
59.88,
62.624,
102.18 (3) and
(4),
106.52 (4),
106.56 (4),
108.09 (6),
108.095(6),
108.10 (2) and
(3),
111.39 (5) (a),
303.07 (7) and
303.21, Stats., and s.
66.191, 1981 Stats.
LIRC 1.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1981, No. 303, eff. 4-1-81; am.
Register, August, 1982, No. 320, eff. 9-1-82; am.
Register, January, 1985, No. 349, eff. 2-1-85; am.
Register, May, 1997, No. 497, eff. 6-1-97;
correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register September 2001 No. 549;
CR 05-092: am.
Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06;
CR 21-105: am. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22. LIRC 1.015
LIRC 1.015 Definitions. In this chapter:
LIRC 1.015(1)
(1) “Commission” means the labor and industry review commission.
LIRC 1.015(2)
(2) “Department” means the department of workforce development.
LIRC 1.015(3)
(3) “
Division of hearings and appeals” means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
LIRC 1.015(5)
(5) “
Equal rights division” means the division of equal rights in the department.
LIRC 1.015(7)
(7) “
Worker classification compliance case” means a case in which the commission has jurisdiction under s.
103.06 (6), Stats.
LIRC 1.015 History
History: CR 05-092: cr.
Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06;
CR 21-105: cr. (intro.), am. (1), (2), cr. (3) to (8) Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22. LIRC 1.02
LIRC 1.02
Petitions for review; appeal period. All petitions for commission review shall be filed within 21 days from the date of mailing of the findings and decision or order, except that the petition may be filed on the next business day if the 21
st day falls on any of the following:
LIRC 1.02(8)
(8) The Monday following if January 1, July 4 or December 25 falls on Sunday.
LIRC 1.02(9)
(9) Any other day on which mail is not delivered by the postal authorities.
LIRC 1.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1981, No. 303, eff. 4-1-81; am.
Register, August, 1982, No. 320, eff. 9-1-82; am. (intro.), (3), (5), (6) and (8), cr. (1m), (1r), (5m) and (5r),
Register, January, 1985, No. 349, eff. 2-1-85; am. (intro.) and (1m),
Register, May, 1988, No. 389, eff. 6-1-88; am.
Register, May, 1997, No. 497, eff. 6-1-97;
CR 05-092: am. (intro.)
Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06.
LIRC 1.025
LIRC 1.025 Petitions for review; filing. LIRC 1.025(1)(1)
When petitions considered filed. A petition for review filed by mail or personal delivery is deemed filed only when it is actually received by the office to which the petition is mailed or delivered, except that petitions for review in unemployment insurance cases and worker classification compliance cases which are filed by mail or personal delivery are deemed filed when received or postmarked as provided for in s.
LIRC 1.031.
LIRC 1.025(1e)
(1e)
Unemployment insurance and worker classification compliance petitions; how to file. LIRC 1.025(1e)(a)
(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), a petition in an unemployment insurance case or worker classification compliance case shall be filed with the commission by one of the following methods:
LIRC 1.025(1e)(a)1.
1. By personal delivery at the commission's office at 3319 West Beltline Highway, 2nd Floor, Madison, WI 53713.
LIRC 1.025(1e)(a)2.
2. By mail to the commission's office at 3319 West Beltline Highway, P.O. Box 8126, Madison, WI 53708.
LIRC 1.025(1e)(b)
(b) A petition filed by an interstate claimant may be filed as provided in par.
(a) or with a qualified employee of the agent state in which the interstate claimant files his or her claim.
LIRC 1.025(1m)
(1m)
Worker's compensation petitions; how to file. A petition in a worker's compensation case shall be filed with any of the following:
LIRC 1.025(1m)(a)1.
1. By mail to 3319 West Beltline Highway, P.O. Box 8126, Madison, WI 53708.
LIRC 1.025(1m)(a)2.
2. By personal delivery to 3319 West Beltline Highway, 2nd Floor, Madison, WI 53713.
LIRC 1.025(1m)(b)
(b) The division of hearings and appeals by any of the following methods:
LIRC 1.025(1m)(b)1.
1. By mail or personal delivery to 4822 Madison Yards Way 5th Floor North, Madison, WI 53705, or by facsimile transmission to (608) 266-0018.
LIRC 1.025(1m)(b)2.
2. By mail or personal delivery to 819 North Sixth Street, Room 330, Milwaukee, WI 53203, or by facsimile transmission to (414) 227-4012.
LIRC 1.025(1m)(b)3.
3. By mail or personal delivery to 54 Park Place, Suite 900, Appleton, WI 54914, or by facsimile transmission to (920) 832-5355.
LIRC 1.025(1m)(c)
(c) The worker's compensation division of the department by any of the following methods:
LIRC 1.025(1m)(c)1.
1. By mail to 201 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 7901, Madison, WI 53707.
LIRC 1.025(1s)
(1s)
Equal rights petitions; how to file. A petition for commission review in an equal rights case shall be filed with the equal rights division by any of the following methods:
LIRC 1.025(1s)(a)
(a)
Milwaukee. By mail or personal delivery to 819 North Sixth Street, Milwaukee, WI 53203 or by facsimile transmission to (414) 227-4084.
LIRC 1.025(1s)(b)
(b)
Madison. By mail to 201 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8928, Madison, WI 53708; by personal delivery to 201 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703; or by facsimile transmission to (608) 327-6001.
LIRC 1.025(2)
(2)
Limit on filing by electronic data transmission. Petitions for review may not be filed by e-mail or, except as provided in subs.
(3) and
(4), by any other method of electronic data transmission.
LIRC 1.025(3)(a)
(a) A petition for review transmitted by facsimile is not deemed filed unless and until the petition is received and printed at the recipient facsimile machine of the commission, the division of hearings and appeals, or the division of the department to which the petition is being transmitted. The party transmitting a petition by facsimile is solely responsible for ensuring its timely receipt. The commission is not responsible for errors or failures in transmission.
LIRC 1.025(3)(b)1.1. Except as provided in subds. 2 and
3., a petition for review transmitted by facsimile transmission is considered filed on the date of transmission recorded and printed by the recipient facsimile machine.
LIRC 1.025(3)(b)2.
2. Except as provided in subd.
3., a petition for review in an equal rights case transmitted by facsimile transmission after the regular business hours of the equal rights division is considered filed on the next business day.
LIRC 1.025(3)(b)3.
3. If the commission's, the division of hearings and appeals', or department's records indicate receipt of the facsimile at a date later than the date of transmission recorded and printed by the recipient facsimile machine, then the later date shall control.
LIRC 1.025(4)(a)
(a) Except in equal rights cases, petitions for review may be filed electronically through the internet website of the commission at the following webpages:
