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Walter Kohut v. IWCC: Law of the Case Argument Falls Flat By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2024 An analysis Walter Kohut v. IWCC, an opinion involving a 19(h) petition for increased disability.
City of Springfield v. I.W.C.C., 2020 IL App (4th) 190817 WC-U By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2020 A summary and analysis of City of Springfield v. I.W.C.C., which addresses the following three questions: (1) what is required to provide an employer with notice of a work-related accident within 45 days; (2) what constitutes a work-related accident; and (3) whether claimant suffered a workplace injury.
Cat Express v. Robert Muriel, et al., 2019 IL App (1st) 1181851 By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2020 A summary of Cat Express v. Robert Muriel, et al., which addresses the authority of the Department of Insurance to determine employment status disputes.
Filing Deadlines and Subject Matter Jurisdiction—How 19(f)(1) Plays It’s Role By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, October 2019 A summary of Briana Conway v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, which highlights the importance of a practitioner to adhere to a timely filing and strict compliance of the Workers’ Compensation Act.
The pitfalls of not naming employers on an application for adjustment of claim By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2017 The 2011 case of Norton v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n provides valuable insight.
Case analysis of Di Benedetto v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation 2015 IL App (1st) 133233WC By Matteo Rago Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2015 In DiBenedetto, the court focused on the issue of what date should be utilized in determining the commencement of a wage-differential benefit: Is it the date of claimant’s accidental injury or the date of the arbitration hearing? The court also addressed the maximum weekly benefit allowable under Section 8(b)(4) of the Act.

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