An employer's knowledge that a worker holds a second job is enough to establish concurrent employment for average weekly wage calculations, even if the worker is furloughed at the time, an Illinois appellate court ruled. The fact that Kathleen Collins was furloughed from her other job and not earning wages at the time of her injury does not disturb the finding of concurrent employment. Collins injured her wrist in October 2020 working for J-H Alliance, which does business as the UPS Store.  An arbitrator in September 2022 found her injury…  Read more Â»