The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission exceeded its authority in setting conditions for the provision of future medical treatment for an injured worker.
Case: Montgomery v. IWCC, No. 3-21-0604WC, 11/15/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Kurt Montgomery worked for Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. He suffered injuries at work in 1994 when his forklift was bumped by another forklift.
Montgomery filed a workers’ compensation claim in which he identified the parts of his body affected as his neck, shoulder and arms. He described th...
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