Legal Opinion
Economy Packing Co. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 9, 2008No. 1-07-2947WCPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Economy Packing Company (Economy) appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, confirming a decision of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission), which awarded the claimant, Ramona Navarro, temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2002)). Economy contends that the Commission failed to apply the correct standard in determining that the claimant, as an undocumented alien, was entitled to PTD…
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