South Dakota Supreme Court June 11, 1997, None (Voeltz v. John Morrell & Co.)

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Workers’ compensation claimant appeals circuit court’s denial of motion for remand after he learned administrative law judge took employment with claimant’s employer four days after issuing opinion adverse to claimant. We reverse.

FACTS

[¶2.] This dispute arises from hearings conducted by the Department of Labor (Department) to determine whether John Mor-rell & Co.