Burtis v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Richard Burtis, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992)) for injuries sustained in the employ of respondent, Cassens Transport Corporation (Cassens).

Burtis applied for employment and was hired at Cassens’ facility in Belvidere, Illinois, on January 13, 1984, as a driver of a car-hauling truck. Burtis was trained at the Belvidere facility and worked out of the Belvidere terminal until November 1990, at which time he voluntarily transferred to Cassens’ new facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. From that point on, Burtis received his…