Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Industrial Commission

The Industrial Commission (Commission) found that the plaintiffs, Commonwealth Edison Company and Schneider, Inc. (Schneider), were borrowing employers under section 1(a)(4) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 138.1(a)(4)) and were required to reimburse the defendant, R. Gingerich & Company (Gingerich) for expenses incurred when defendant, Robert Ross (Ross), an employee of Gingerich, was injured in the course of his employment. The circuit court confirmed the Commission’s finding except for the award of attorney fees. On appeal, the plaintiffs…