201407.22

Exaggeration and Misrepresentations by Petitioner Result in Reduction of Award by Commission

in Cases & Legal Developments Tags: 8(d)2, FCE, loss of occupation

In a victory for Respondents at large, the Commission reduced an Arbitrator’s award from 30% loss of use to the man as a whole to 22.5% loss of use to the man as a whole. In this case, the petitioner, a certified nursing assistant, was injured in a motor vehicle accident. An FCE ultimately limited her…

201406.17

Commission Finds Wage Differential Award Speculative, Awards § 8(d)2 MAW Instead

in Cases & Legal Developments Tags: 8(d)1, 8(d)2, wage differential

In Nebelsick v. Smith Specialized Heavy Hauling, 10 IL.W.C. 17711 (Ill. Indus. Com’n Oct. 24, 2013), the Commission found that the Arbitrator’s wage differential award based upon a hypothetical $12.00 per hour job for the claimant was not substantiated by the evidence, and replaced it with a PPD award of 45% loss of the person…

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