Illinois Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in Illinois.

• Split Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Injury Sustained While Participating in Costume Contest
  October 20, 2026
  A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a university employee’s injury that happened during a costume contest at a mandatory work meeting was not compensable. Case: Mirretti v. IWCC, No. 3-26-0126WC, 10/13/2026, unpublished. Facts:…
• Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Repetitive Trauma Injury Claim
  October 16, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s repetitive trauma injury claim. Case: Bowden v. IWCC, No. 1-25-1986WC, 10/09/2026, unpublished. Facts: Jason Bowden worked as a janitor for Wilbur Wright…
• Court: Compensability Finding Not Against Manifest Weight of Evidence
  October 9, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a university employee for a shoulder injury. Case: University of Illinois v. IWCC, No. 5-26-0057WC, 10/02/2026, unpublished. Facts: Dawanna Thomas, a caterer…
• Court Publishes Decision Finding Prejudice in Pension Disability Claim
  October 8, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court has published its ruling holding that two Marion police pension board members' statements about a former officer showed that they had prejudged his disability claim. The court…
• Compensability Determination Not Against Weight of Evidence Despite Alleged Safety Violation
  October 7, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a production worker’s injury from a fall while wearing sandals to walk to an employee break room to charge his…
• Appellate Court Publishes Decision Finding Carrier Owed No Coverage for Fatal Accident
  October 5, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court has published its decision from late this summer finding that an insurance carrier owed no coverage to an employer for a worker’s fatal accident at a…
• Court: Firefighter's Disability Pension Should Have Considered Promotion
  October 1, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s line-of-duty disability pension should have been calculated based on his salary at the rank to which he was promoted during his recovery. Case:…
• Worker Can't Bring Contribution Claim Against Employer as Assignee of Settling Defendant
  September 29, 2026
  The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker could not bring a contribution claim against his employer as the assignee of a defendant who had settled his claims against…
• OSHA Cites Construction Firm for Fall-Protection Violations
  September 22, 2026
  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a residential construction and carpentry employer in Illinois for what the agency called the continued failure to provide fall protection for workers. Investigations…
• Water Damage Forces IWCC to Move Hearings from Collinsville
  September 18, 2026
  The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that it is moving hearings to Springfield because of significant water damage at its building in Collinsville. Remediation work has started in Collinsville, but the…

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