Westin Hotel v. INDUS. COM'N OF ILLINOIS

Claimant, Theodores Vakalidis, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)) for injuries sustained while in the employ of respondent, Westin Hotel. An arbitrator concluded that claimant’s injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment. As such, the arbitrator awarded claimant temporary total disability (TTD) benefits of $672.25 per week for 2062/? weeks (see 820 ILCS 305/8(b) (West 1998)), permanent total disability (PTD) benefits of $672.25 per week thereafter for life (see 820 ILCS 305/8(f) (West…