Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation
Temporary worker who was not a permanent employee, and not working for company on a long-term exclusive basis, did not qualify, under the "traveling employee exception", for workers compensation benefits. Worker made the personal decision that benefits of pay outweighed personal cost of traveling, and traveled only from the premises to his residing location.(FREEMAN, THOMAS, KARMEIER, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring; KILBRIDE, dissenting.)