Doctors Opinions Support Award of Death Benefits

Two doctors testifying that a man likely contracted a fatal bacterium while in Brazil makes it reasonable for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission to award death benefits based on the theory that a worker died from a bacterium contracted while traveling to Brazil for work, an appellate court ruled. Case: Omron Electronics v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission et al., No. 1-13-0766WC, 11/14/2014, published. Facts: Craig Bauer, president and chief operating officer for Omron Electronics, returned to his Chicago home on June 23, 2006, from a trip to Brazil. Three days la...