Albrecht v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Ted Albrecht, appeals the trial court’s affirmance of the Industrial Commission’s decision which affirmed the arbitrator’s finding that claimant was not entitled to a wage-loss differential pursuant to section 8(d)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/8(d)(1) (West 1992)). Claimant appeals, alleging that the trial court erred in applying section 8(d)(2) of the Act and that the trial court was required to award compensation to claimant under section 8(d)(1) of the Act since the elements of that paragraph were established. The issue of whether a wage-loss…