Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

Clinton Dwyer filed an application for adjustment of claim against his employer, Circuit City Stores, Inc., seeking workers’ compensation benefits for an injury to his right leg. The matter proceeded to an arbitration hearing, where the arbitrator found that Dwyer’s injury was compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2006)). Accordingly, the arbitrator issued the following awards: medical expenses totaling $60,306.83; temporary total disability benefits of $182.62 per week for 12 4/7 weeks (March 6 through June 1, 2005); and permanent partial…