Connell v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following an emergency hearing, the arbitrator found that the respondent, Hoekstra Heating Company, was not obligated to pay the petitioner, James A. Connell, temporary total disability benefits (TTD) beyond the 1883/? weeks already paid. The arbitrator denied the petitioner’s request for a rehabilitation plan and his petition for penalties.

The Industrial Commission, with a partial dissent by one commissioner, found that the petitioner was entitled to TTD from August 18, 1981, through August 28, 1985, or 2102/? weeks. The Commission…