Holten v. Syncreon North America, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation
Citation
Case Number: 
2019 IL App (2d) 180537
Decision Date: 
Friday, May 31, 2019
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Boone Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HUDSON

Court properly granted summary judgment for Defendant and denied Plaintiff's motion to vacate and reconsider. Court properly held that Plaintiff's personal injury action was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers' Compensation Act. A borrowed-employee relationship existed, as a temporary staffing agency sent Plaintiff to work as a forklift operator at the facility where he was injured. Plaintiff thus impliedly agreed to the borrowed-employee relationship.  The facility directed and controlled Plaintiff's work; no supervisors from the staffing agency were present at the facility while Plaitiff worked there. (McLAREN and JORGENSEN, concurring.)