Sun Choi v. Industrial Comm'n

Section 19(b — 1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/19(b — 1) (West 1994)) provides that employees who are not receiving temporary total disability benefits pursuant to section 8(b) of the Act (820 ILCS 305/8(b) (West 1994)) or other benefits pursuant to section 8(a) (820 ILCS 305/8(a) (West 1994)) may file a petition before the Industrial Commission (the Commission) requesting an expedited hearing to determine whether they are entitled to such benefits. At issue in this appeal is paragraph (x) of section 19(b — 1), which directs that certain documents be attached to…