Jill Wagner of Ankin Law Office secured a $75,000 arbitrator decision for a laborer working for James O’Brien & Company. He injured his back when he and his coworkers were moving a 300-pound tree into the backyard of a client. Dimas Reyes, the petitioner, was doing landscaping work on the day he suffered the lumbar strain. He went to the doctor and was given light duty work restrictions for one week of no lifting, bending, twisting, or prolonged sitting or standing. He was also referred to an orthopedic doctor and told to get an MRI of the lumbar spine.
Read the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Notice of Arbitrator Decision below:
ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ARBITRATOR DECISION
REYES, DEMAS Case# 14WC029028
Employee/Petitioner
JAMES O’BRIEND & COMPANY
Employer/Respondent
On 4/25/2017, an arbitration decision on this case was filed with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission in Chicago, a copy of which is enclosed.
If the Commission reviews this award, interest of 0.95% shall accrue from the date listed above to the day before the date of payment; however, if an employee’s appeal results in either no change or a decrease in this award, interest shall not accrue.
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