Illinois Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Illinois.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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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