Swearingen v. Industrial Commission

Claimants, Donna Swearingen and Ronald Scroggins, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992)) for injuries received while in the employ of Henderson Trucking (Henderson). Both were long-haul truck drivers. Swearingen was a “second driver” on a two-person crew and was earning 11 cents per mile. Scroggins was a driver-in-training earning 10 cents per mile. Both were paid approximately $400 per week. In addition, drivers who completed one year of employment during which they logged 140,000 miles were eligible for one week’s vacation pay of…