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SPRINGFIELD — Seeking to blunt Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's push for an overhaul of the state's workers' compensation laws, Democrats in the Illinois House Wednesday said a report shows that a ...

SPRINGFIELD — Business groups are challenging a decision by a commission that makes workers’ compensation benefits available to essential workers who contract COVID-19 without having to prove the ...

April 01--Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to state agencies seeking workers' compensation documents, following News-Democrat stories that reported almost $10 million in workers' compensation ...

On January 24, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Martin v. Goodrich Corp., upholding the constitutionality of a 2019 amendment to the Illinois Workers’ Occupational ...

In Cronk v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Appellate Court took a very liberal approach in determining what it takes to prove employment is a causative factor. An accidental injury ...

Illinois employers would have to pay an additional $2,000 if a newly filed bill in the Illinois House passes. House Bill 4177 would amend the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act to award $10,000 to the ...