Fondulac Nursing Home v. Industrial Commission

This is an appeal by the claimant’s employer, Fondu-lac Nursing Home, from a decision of the circuit court of Peoria County reversing a decision of the Industrial Commission in its favor. The Industrial Commission reversed the arbitrator, who decided that the claimant’s back injury arose out of and in the course of her employment in a nursing home operated by Fondulac.

As a result of a previous work-related back injury that the claimant, Kim Levi, had suffered while employed by Fondulac, she was unable to return to work for several months. When she came back claimant was given light duties in…