ABF Freight System v. Illinois Workers’ Comopensation Comm’n -

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL App (1st) 141306WC
Decision Date: 
Friday, December 11, 2015
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., WC Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HUDSON

(Court opinion corrected 12/21/15.) Legislature intended “employment”, for purpose of calculating claimant’s average weekly wage, to mean the particular job a claimant was engaged in at time of injury, rather than continuous period of employment with a single employer.(HOLDRIIDGE, HOFFMAN, HARRIS, and STEWART, concurring.)