Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Jorge Diaz, filed a claim pursuant to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1996)) seeking compensation for a lower back injury sustained on August 14, 1990, while employed by Navistar International Transportation Corporation (the employer). The arbitrator found that claimant sustained accidental injuries that arose out of and in the course of his employment and that were causally connected to his August 14, 1990, accident. The arbitrator further made findings with respect to disputed financial issues of earnings and credit due to the…