Swift & Co. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, James Colley, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries he sustained to his lower back while employed by Swift and Company. An arbitrator made a preliminary award of $296.05 per week for 226h weeks of temporary total disability benefits and $5,596.50 for necessary medical services. The arbitrator also awarded claimant additional compensation in the amount of $1,580 under section 19(1) due to the employer’s refusal to pay temporary total disability benefits. The Commission…