Schoon v. Industrial Commission

The employee, Robert Schoon (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the "Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for back injuries he allegedly sustained while working for Rudolf Express Company, Inc. (employer). The arbitrator found the claimant permanently totally disabled (PTD) under section 8(f) of the Act. The Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed. The circuit court reversed and remanded with instructions. The Commission then found the claimant temporarily totally incapacitated under section 8(b) of the Act.…