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Articles From Robert J. Finley

To Be or Not to Be an Employee? By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2022 In Tile Roofs, Inc. v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, et al., the appellate court decided the determinative factors of an employee-employer relationship under a manifest weight of the evidence standard.
Seeing Double: The Inextricably Intertwined Case(s) of Mr. Centeno a/k/a Mr. Morales By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, May 2020 A discussion of a case wherein there was a final award on a 19(b) hearing that came to be heard again on a subsequent 19(b) hearing.
Pens vs. Bolts: What accidents are made of By Robert J. Finley & Gabriella Bruno Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2017 In two recent decisions, the Appellate Court penned for practitioners the nuts and bolts of the “arising out of” component contributing to accident issues at the Commission.
Does the circuit court have jurisdiction regarding the settlement of a third-party claim and his subsequent filing of an Application for Adjustment of Claim by the injured worker? By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2015 In Bradley v. The City of Marion, Illinois et al, practitioners are left with a lesson on where and how to resolve claims to future workers compensation under similar circumstances because of jurisdictional considerations.
When do you qualify as a traveling employee? By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2015 The traveling employee case generally presents an uncertain path to benefits due to the fact-specific nature of the inquiry.
Diaz: Something old, something new in mental-mental cases By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, October 2013 Diaz v. Ill. Workers Compensation Comm’n gives practitioners a chance to revisit the necessary proofs in “mental-mental” injury cases, i.e., psychological disability without physical injury.
Early lessons from a post-AMA world By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, June 2013 With several Commission decisions on the horizon, what impact might these early post-reform AMA decisions have on practitioners?
Intoxication: Proposed testing rules and certain crimes defense By Robert J. Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2012 Practitioners who are handling claims involving drug or alcohol intoxication for injuries occurring after September 1, 2011 should read Section 11 of the Workers’ Compensation Act carefully.

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