Dale v. South Central Illinois Mass Transit

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Retaliatory Discharge
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (5th) 130361
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
District: 
5th Dist.
Division/County: 
Perry Co.
Holding: 
Certified question answered; remanded.
Justice: 
STEWART
When an employee who was injured on the job and is unable to return to work as a result of workers' compensation carrier's delay in approving medical treatment, his claim for lost wages falls within exclusivity provision of Worker's compensation Act, and cannot be recovered in subsequently-filed retaliatory discharge claim. (WELCH and GOLDENHERSH, concurring.)When