Recent decisions at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
In no particular order, here are quick blurbs from recent decisions by Arbitrators or Commissioners on Illinois work comp cases:
-Officer who was directed to cross at a certain intersection to get to his job site won benefits for getting hurt in that crosswalk. Basically because he was told where to go, getting hit by a car was seen as a work accident.
- A coal miner with a history of smoking won benefits for having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As long as the job contributes to a problem you get workers' compensation and that is what seems to have happened in this case.
- TTD benefits were ended on a previously planned retirement date. I wouldn't be surprised if this one ended up getting appealed further, but basically because she was already planning on resigning that ended the right to benefits.
- Back injury leads to permanent total disability award. In this one the claimant testified credibly about his pain and depression and provided supporting evidence of medical treatment, work restrictions that could not be accommodated and the ongoing use of pain relievers.
- Reporting a case after worker got fired and exaggerating symptoms shows petitioner isn't credible so worker loses case. We say it over and over on this blog, don't lie and don't exaggerate. That along with reporting the accident so later killed this case.
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