Chicago Messenger Service v. Industrial Commission

Abdelhafidh Chichti filed a workers’ compensation claim against his employer, Chicago Messenger Service (CMS), claiming that on September 11, 2001, he sustained a compensable accident under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)). The matter proceeded to arbitration where the arbitrator found that Chichti sustained a compensable accident on that date. The arbitrator awarded temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for 263/? weeks (September 15, 2001, through March 18, 2002) and medical expenses in the amount of $7,917.56. The Illinois Industrial…