Illinois Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Illinois.

• Commission Exceeds Authority by Imposing Conditions on Worker's Future Medical Treatment
  November 30, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission exceeded its authority in setting conditions for the provision of future medical treatment for an injured worker. Case: Montgomery v. IWCC,…
• Correctional Worker Charged With Fraud
  November 17, 2022
  A correctional worker in Illinois was arrested on charges that he made false statements about a workers’ compensation claim, according to media reports. McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage announced that Ryan…
• Court Upholds Determination That Worker's Condition Tied to Accident
  October 14, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that an assembly line worker’s condition of was causally related to an accident that happened when a forklift pushed a bin into her. Case:…
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Morgen A. Mueller to Chicago Group
  October 14, 2022
  Goldberg Segalla announced that Morgen A. Mueller has joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Chicago. Morgen A. Mueller Mueller focuses her practice on representing and defending employers, insurers and third-party administrators…
• Court Upholds PPD, Medical Expense Awards to Injured Worker
  October 13, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s permanent partial disability and medical expense awards were not against the manifest weight of the evidence in her case. Case: Reyes v. IWCC,…
• Appellate Court Overturns Denial of Garbage Truck Driver's Claim for Repetitive Trauma Injuries
  October 12, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a garbage truck driver’s claim for benefits from repetitive trauma injuries. Case: Malecki v. IWCC, No. 1-21-0713WC, 09/23/2022, unpublished. Facts: Gary Malecki worked for…
• Employer Fails to Offer Injured Worker Position Consistent With Permanent Restrictions
  October 11, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an employer failed to offer an injured worker a job that complied with his permanent restrictions from an elbow injury. Case: Asplundh Brush…
• Court Rejects Worker's Claim for Penalties, Fees; Orders Further Proceedings on Credits Due
  October 7, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of attorney fees and penalties to a worker with four pending claims and remanded the issue of the employer’s entitlement to a credit. Case:…
• No Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Parking Lot
  October 3, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall in a parking lot adjacent to the store…
• Prior Settlement Doesn't Bar Employer From Challenging Causation
  September 29, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an employer was not collaterally estopped from challenging causation for a worker’s condition and that the worker failed to prove his condition…

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