United Airlines, Inc. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

United Airlines, Inc. (United), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, confirming a decision of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) which included per diem expense payments when computing the average weekly wage of the claimant, Mary Ritter, for purposes of calculating the benefits to which she is entitled pursuant to the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court in part and remand this matter to the Commission for proceedings…