Homebrite Ace Hardware v. Industrial Commission

delivered, the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Kevin Schnoeker, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2002)) while working for employer, Homebrite Ace Hardware. Following a hearing on claimant’s section 19(b) petition (820 ILCS 305/19(b) (West 2002)), the arbitrator awarded claimant 54 weeks of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits and directed employer to authorize claimant’s prescribed cervical spine surgery. The Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed and adopted the arbitrator’s decision, and it remanded…