Pecyna v. Industrial Commission

The petitioner, Casimer Pecyna, claimed benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.), for injury sustained while he was employed by the respondent, Inter craft Industries Corporation (the company). The arbitrator awarded the petitioner 80 weeks of compensation for his 16% bodily impairment. The Commission found that the petitioner’s injuries rendered him wholly and permanently incapable of work and increased the award to compensation for life. The circuit court of Cook County confirmed the decision of the Commission. The Illinois…