One of the hottest and most divisive topics in Illinois politics for the last 18 months has been workers’ compensation reform. Gov. Bruce Rauner and business groups say the state’s workers’ ...
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Illinois IWCC attorney Cole Garrett wins 2026 IAIABC NextGen Award for modernizing workers’ compensation rules and laws in ...
The Illinois Legislature has passed a comprehensive reform package of the state’s workers’ compensation system, unwelcomed news to ambulatory surgery centers which will take a financial hit with the ...
LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit, a leading regional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage into Illinois. “We are honored to ...
An Illinois appellate court’s unpublished decision in Kamil Kordas v. Bob’s All Bright Electric, Inc., and Thomas Clarizio, 2025 IL App (3d) 240482, illustrates that, while workplace assaults are ...
For months now, employers and their counsel have been awaiting the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC regarding whether the Illinois Workers’ Compensation ...
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In the recent Crain's article "What's a limb worth?" reporter Claire Bushey quoted an attorney who said that, on the issue of workers' compensation, comparing Illinois to Indiana is like comparing an ...
The NFL players union says it will tell members not to sign with the Chicago Bears if a state workers' comp bill passes. The bill reduces benefits for professional athletes injured during a game. Here ...