In 2019, the Third District Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 Decision in Gaytan v. The Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2019 IL App (3d) 180141WC-U, in “IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable”
Tag: Illinois Appellate Court
Facts Matter: IL Appellate Court Shows Importance of Thorough & Timely Accident Investigation
The Appellate Court recently affirmed a Commission decision that the petitioner had failed to prove an accident in ZENO PIECHOWICZ, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION “Facts Matter: IL Appellate Court Shows Importance of Thorough & Timely Accident Investigation”
Illinois Average Weekly Wage: You Don’t Owe What You Don’t Know
The Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed a Commission Decision in favor of respondent on the issue of whether a claimant’s concurrent wages as a pastor “Illinois Average Weekly Wage: You Don’t Owe What You Don’t Know”
Illinois Appellate Court Revisits the issues of Traveling Employees and Increased Risk
A recent Illinois appellate decision, Kenaga v. Village of Hoffman Estates, 2017 IL App (1st) 161859WC-U, is interesting as it not only touches on a hot-button “Illinois Appellate Court Revisits the issues of Traveling Employees and Increased Risk”
Appellate Court provides new interpretation of Average Weekly Wage calculation
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held in ABF Freight System v. IWCC, 2015 IL App (1st) 141306WC, that the Commission was required to calculate AWW “Appellate Court provides new interpretation of Average Weekly Wage calculation”