Section 53 Scope of Review and Fact Finding by the Commission

• Library: Employer-Employee Law 2008

In most cases, the Commission’s review is of the record made at the hearing before the appeals tribunal. The Commission may adopt the findings of fact made by the appeals tribunal, or it may make its own findings of fact based on the whole record. In either case, the Commission is required to make unequivocal, affirmative findings of fact. McClellan v. Brown Transfer & Storage Co., 950 S.W.2d 704 (Mo. App. W.D. 1997). The...