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Appellate Court Affirms Commission Decision to Award Section 8(d)2 Person-as-a-Whole vs. Section 8(d)1 Wage Differential for Carpenter Provided With Accommodated Work By Mark Jeep Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Division of the appellate court recently ruled on issues concerning penalties and fees, section 8(j) credits for medical expenses, appellate procedure, and the proper analysis of wage differential claims.
Is the respondent entitled to a credit for the overpayment of $192,594 in death benefits before the hearing & what does it take to receive commutation of the award? By Mark Jeep Workers’ Compensation Law, June 2017 Marie Salisbury, Widow of Charles Salisbury, deceased v. Ill. Workers’ Compensation Comm’n., 2017 IL App (3d) 160138WC, addresses two issues: 1) the authority of the Commission to allow Respondent a credit against the ultimate award due to an overpayment of benefits to claimant and; 2) the standard required for granting a motion to commute an award for periodic payments to a lump sum payout.

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