Pluto v. ILLINOIS INDUS. COM'N

Donald Pluto, Jr. (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq. (now 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992))) alleging that he sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with T.R. Hess Construction (employer). The arbitrator awarded the claimant llO3/? weeks of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits at $540.53 per week for the period of February 16, 1989, through March 31,1991. For the purpose of calculating a wage differential award under section…