Court Errs in Dismissing Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Commission's Jurisdiction

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court erred in dismissing an interlocutory appeal from a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision. Case: Heberlein v. IWCC, No. 4-22-0765WC, 01/27/2026, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Ruth Ann Heberlein worked for Homecare Medical Equipment. She filed workers’ compensation claims for injuries she allegedly sustained on two dates in 1999. In February 2009, an arbitrator set the claims for hearing on May 20, 2009, and directed Heberlein to provide a copy of the order to Homecare. Homecare failed to appear at the ...