Dibenedetto v. Illinois Workers Compensation Commisssion

Claimant, a hosting engineer, sustained injuries to right shoulder and cervical spine from fall. Commission properly found date of injury, rather than date of arbitration hearing 5 ½ years later, controlled maximum rate applicable to claimant’s wage-differential award. Limits on compensation in Section 8(b)(4) of Workers Compensation Act, including maximum rates applicable to wage-differential awards, apply with reference to date of injury and not some later point in time. (HOLDRIDGE, HOFFMAN, HUDSON, and STEWART, concurring.)