2020-04-17 The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission has adopted an emergency rule that eases the burden on essential workers' who contract the Covid 19 virus and their ability to pursue a claim for benefits. This link to the National Law Review provides some...
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What’s The True Cost Of Workers Compensation Reform
2019-01-16 A few months ago we talked about the battle in Illinois over Workers’ Compensation benefits and the costs to employers. Of course the fight is not over and Governor Rauner continues to say that injured people get too much and ought to receive less. Ask just...
Sangamon County Judge Blocks Workers’ Compensation Emergency Rule
2020-04-27 WMBD Peoria, along with other news outlets, report Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Madonia has issued a temporary restraining order on the emergency rule regarding contracting the COVID-19 virus and essential workers. This is not the last word and...
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Withdraws Emergency Rule
2020-04-27 In an emergency meeting of the Commission this morning, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission voted to withdraw the emergency rule adopted on April 16, 2020 creating a presumption of causation for essential workers who contract the Covid 19 virus....
Illinois Business Interests Sue To Block Workers’ Compensation Commission Emergency Rule
2020-04-23 News outlets are reporting a recent lawsuit filed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and the Illinois Manufacturers Association to block implementation of the Commission's recent emergency rule that shifts the burden of proof for essential workers...
Democrats Pass Workers’ Compensation Measures
2019-03-05 Workers' Compensation Reform Bill Passed On May 26, 2017, representatives of the State of Illinois fulfilled their promise of scrutinizing the current workers' compensation system as ordered by Governor Bruce Rauner. In the session, Majority Democrats...
Appellate Court Limits Employers Use Of Ama Rating Of Impairment To Reduce Compensation Awards
2018-11-14 If you are hurt on the job what are you entitled to receive for permanent disability and what things are used to determine the amount? Is there one thing that matters the most? Since September 1, 2011, the law has required the Workers’ Compensation...
Appellate Court Confirms Protections For First Responder Claims For Post Traumatic Stress
2018-10-17 In the recent decision of Moran v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (Village of Homewood), 2016 IL App (1st) 151366WC, the Illinois Appellate court found that a firefighter, who had witnessed the injury and death of a fellow firefighter at the...