Workers’ Compensation Law

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2024 Articles

Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion By Jessica R. Durkin December 2024 At least twice a year at ISBA Annual and Midyear Meetings, we are pitched by colleagues and the Illinois Bar Foundation to become a “Champion.” But what is a Champion really, and what’s in it for us?
City of Aurora v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission By Howard Ankin April 2024 An analysis of Sisbro’s continued effect on the causation standard in City of Aururo v. IWCC
Claimant Can Receive Benefits Under Sections 8(e)18 and 8(d)2 of the Workers Compensation Act By Gregory S. Keltner December 2024 In The American Coal Company v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2024 IL App (5th) 230815WC-C, the Workers’ Compensation Commission Division of the Appellate Court affirmed the Commission’s decision that a claimant who is entitled to benefits under Section 8(e)(18) for the loss of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, both eyes, or any combination of the two may also receive benefits under Section 8(d)(2) for injuries to non-scheduled body parts.
Editor’s Note By Alexis P. Ferracuti December 2024 A note from the editor.
Editor’s Notes By Tim O’Gorman April 2024 An introduction to the issue from one of the co-editors.
Masters v. IWCC: Appellate Court Affirms IWCC Taking Away Award on Credibility Grounds Despite No Evidence Offered by Respondent By Chris Williams April 2024 A petitioner’s credibility may have an impact on a trial and appellate outcome. 
Teen Lifeguard Entitled to Award Despite Lack of Knowledge of Pool Rule Leading to His Injury: City of Mascoutah v. IWCC By Avery TenEyck & Margie Komes Putzler December 2024 City of Mascoutah v. IWCC discusses the personal comfort doctrine, whether a violation of a safety rule takes a claimant out of the scope of employment, and whether the employer acquiesced to the violation of the safety rules. 
Truck Driver Who Suffers Ankle Injury Entitled to Wage Differential Award Rather than PPD Benefits: Walsh v. IWCC By Brad L. Badgley April 2024 A discussion of the factors considered during a dispute about a petitioner’s capability to return to work in Walsh v. IWCC
Walter Kohut v. IWCC: Law of the Case Argument Falls Flat By Matteo Rago April 2024 An analysis Walter Kohut v. IWCC, an opinion involving a 19(h) petition for increased disability.