D. Mayer Landscaping, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Respondent employer, D. Mayer Landscaping, Inc., appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County entered February 27, 2001, confirming a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) entered on December 19, 2000, following an earlier remand by the circuit court. The claimant in this case is Barbara Mayer, widow of Donald Mayer, deceased.

On July 17, 1998, the arbitrator’s original decision found that Donald Mayer was an excluded officer under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)) and that claimant was not entitled to benefits as a…