The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the \u201cmailbox rule\u201d as it applies to workers\u2019 compensation cases. The court held that the petitioner\u2019s appeal to the circuit court was timely filed because it was postmarked by the filing deadline. <\/p>\n
Justice Robert R. Thomas, writing for the majority in the 5-2 decision, said that upholding the rule in such cases would bring \u201charmony and consistency\u201d to the process of review in workers’ compensation cases, because the rule is presumed at other stages of an appeal.<\/p>\n
The court also noted that the Illinois General Assembly has specified when the rule is not applicable and in state courts the modern trend is to allow the mailbox rule, essentially equating time of mailing with time of filing.<\/p>\n
The decision overturned a ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Commission Division of the Illinois Appellate Court.<\/p>\n
The case stems from a lower back injury that a worker received while pulling pins from (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the \u201cmailbox rule\u201d as it applies to workers\u2019 compensation cases. The court held that the petitioner\u2019s appeal to the circuit court was timely filed because it was postmarked by the filing deadline. Justice Robert R.…<\/span><\/p>\n