Supreme Court Clarifies Everyday Activities Can Constitute Employment Risks

The Illinois Supreme Court reinstated an award of benefits to a sous chef who hurt his knee while kneeling to look for a misplaced pan of carrots, ruling that the injury from the worker's commonplace activity had arisen from an employment-related risk. Case: McAllister v. IWCC (North Pond), No. 124848, 09/24/2020, published. Facts: Kevin McAllister worked as a sous chef for the North Pond Restaurant in Lincoln Park. While he was getting ready to begin meal service on Aug. 7, 2014, he saw one of the cooks looking for a pan of carrots that had been misplaced. Since he had s...