Comfort Masters v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

Onasis Youanis sought workers’ compensation benefits from his employer, Comfort Masters, for injuries he sustained in two falls at work. He proceeded to an arbitration hearing where the arbitrator found accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment. Accordingly, the arbitrator ordered Comfort Masters to pay the following: medical expenses amounting to $61,776.69; temporary total disability benefits of $293.33 per week for 258V7 weeks (June 4, 1998, through January 11, 2002, and November 11, 2002, through March 15, 2004); and permanent partial disability benefits of…