2021 Articles

What Are the Risks a Claimant Takes When He Refuses a Light Duty Job Offer? By Katlyn Rowe-Brasel January 2021 A case summary and analysis that explores the risks claimants take in refusing a light duty job offer.

What to Do When a Court Inequitably Applies an Equitable Doctrine? By Kurst Niermann January 2021 Armstead v. National Freight is a case that demonstrates the damage settlement language can cause for collateral claims.

When It Pays to Retire: City Water, Light & Power v. IWCC By Gregory Booth September 2021 A summary and analysis of City Water, Light & Power v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm'n.

Where a Claimant Who Was the Owner of a Subcontractor Company Excludes Himself From Company’s Workers’ Compensation Coverage, Appellate Court Finds He Is an Employee of the General Contractor and Is Covered Under the Act By Kenneth Lubinski March 2021 In Molasky v. IWCC, the appellate court reversed the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's finding that there was no employer-employee relationship between the claimant and the general contractor.