Menard v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

On April 1, 1999, claimant, Mary Francis Menard, filed an application for adjustment of claim (case No. 99 WC 17394) pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)). In her application, claimant alleged that she suffered a work-related injury in February 1999 due to “anxiety/mental illness caused by conflicts” while working for respondent, Gateway Foundation. Several months later, respondent terminated claimant’s employment. On January 24, 2003, claimant filed a second application for adjustment of claim (case No. 03 WC 03802) alleging that she sustained…