Illinois Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in Illinois.

• Worker's Failure to List Civil Claim in Bankruptcy Petition Doesn't Warrant Summary Dismissal
  January 25, 2023
  The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his pending personal injury action on his bankruptcy petition did not warrant summary judgment in favor of the defendants…
• Municipal Employee Gets Benefits for Injuries From Fall in Parking Lot
  January 23, 2023
  The Illinois Appellate Court reinstated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that a municipal employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall as she exited her…
• Employer Can't Get Credit for Payments Made to Injured Worker Pursuant to CBA, Comp Act
  January 20, 2023
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of an employer’s claim for credits based on the payments it made to an injured employee pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and…
• Chamber of Commerce Hosting Webinar on Misclassification
  January 20, 2023
  The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is hosting a webinar Feb. 7 on best practices regarding employee classification. The chamber said in an event notice that employers should put additional emphasis on mitigating the…
• Trial Judge Errs in Excluding Testimony of Expert Witnesses
  January 17, 2023
  The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a trial judge erred by barring a longtime railway worker from presenting the testimony of two expert witnesses in his Federal Employers' Liability Act…
• Enacted Budget Bill Includes Warehouse Worker Safety Provisions
  January 10, 2023
  Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a budget bill Monday that included provisions addressing the increasingly popular topic of reducing injuries among warehouse workers. Pritzker enacted SB 1720, a budget implementation act…
• Worker Not Entitled to Additional Benefits, Penalties, Fees After Knee Injury
  December 22, 2022
  The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to wage-differential benefits, penalties or fees, but said further proceedings are necessary to determine the employer’s…
• 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:…

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