Jun 5, 2015 | Workers' Compensation News
This bill has been recently amended. In essence, the amendments seek to hold the insurance industry’s feet to the fire with regard to excess profits not being passed on to policyholders. A synopsis of this bill’s latest amendment follows: Amends the Illinois... May 27, 2015 | Workers' Compensation News
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has introduced sweeping workers’ compensation reform bills in both the House and the Senate. House Bill 4223, filed by Republican Representative Jim Durkin, would require an injured worker to prove that an accidental injury arising out... May 21, 2015 | Workers' Compensation News
Late yesterday afternoon, an organization which is near and dear to my heart, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, sent an email to all of its members, alerting us to contact our State Representatives and to tell them that we oppose further changes to the... May 11, 2015 | Workers' Compensation News
On May 5, 2015, the Illinois House of Representatives convened a hearing that went for some eight hours. Much of the eight hours included testimony and questions of injured workers who had been affected by this Compensation Act, some from the state of Indiana. Except...