Legal Opinion
Uphold v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 24, 2008No. 5-07-0669 WCPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grometer
At issue in this case is whether claimant, Cecil Uphold, may pursue workers’ compensation benefits under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (ILWCA) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)) or whether his claim for relief is preempted by federal law, specifically, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) (33 U.S.C. §901 et seq. (2004)). The arbitrator, relying on Davis v. Department of Labor & Industries, 317 U.S. 249, 87 L. Ed. 246, 63 S. Ct. 225 (1942), determined that claimant could proceed under either the ILWCA or the LHWCA. A majority of the Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by6 opinions
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