Appellate Court Affirms that Employee Is Entitled to Compensation

An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a lower court that an employee at a fitness facility, who was injured during a game of WallyBall, is entitled to benefits for his injury under the state’s Workers' Compensation Act (Act).   In so ruling, the court found that Claimant Sean T. Murphy, an Elmhurst Park District employee, was participating in the game because the players needed another player and he felt it was his responsibility to participate in the game.   Aft