On May 17, 2019, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 1596 into law as Public Act 101-0006. The new law amends the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and “IL Amends Exclusive Remedy Provisions of WC and OD Acts”
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Illinois Will Soon Join a Growing List of States to Legalize Marijuana for Recreational Use – How Might This Impact Employers’ Rights?
For any of our readers keeping up with the local news, you will have noticed that Illinois is no longer “considering” or “discussing” whether it “Illinois Will Soon Join a Growing List of States to Legalize Marijuana for Recreational Use – How Might This Impact Employers’ Rights?”
IL Gov. Pritzker shakes up IWCC with New Appointments
Earlier today, Gov. Pritzker announced that he is appointing Michael Brennan as Chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. He replaces Joan Fratiani-Atsaves. Other Commission appointments “IL Gov. Pritzker shakes up IWCC with New Appointments”
SB1596 Passes the Illinois House of Representatives
Following our prior post regarding this piece of legislation, we can now report that on March 14, 2019, the Illinois House of Representatives passed SB1596 on a 70-40-1partisan “SB1596 Passes the Illinois House of Representatives”
Illinois Work Comp Back on the Table with IL SB1596
This Bill amends the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act. The Bill provides that certain specific Sections of the Acts limiting “Illinois Work Comp Back on the Table with IL SB1596”
Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce urges Governor to Reconsider Proposed Decriminalization of Recreational Marijuana
In a February press conference outlining his state budget, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers proposed overhauling the state’s marijuana laws to make the drug’s medical use legal, decriminalize “Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce urges Governor to Reconsider Proposed Decriminalization of Recreational Marijuana”
The Illinois General Assembly Takes a Fast and Hard Aim at the WC and OD Acts
It was not front and center on Governor Pritzker’s platform that he would be looking to push changes to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission personnel “The Illinois General Assembly Takes a Fast and Hard Aim at the WC and OD Acts”
Illinois: Injuries Sustained During Voluntary Recreational Programs
According to Section 11 of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, accidental injuries incurred while participating in voluntary recreational programs – including but not limited to “Illinois: Injuries Sustained During Voluntary Recreational Programs”
Idiopathic Fall onto Level Floor Might Be Compensable in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court has recently rendered an opinion on an issue of first impression – compensability for an idiopathic fall on a hard floor, “Idiopathic Fall onto Level Floor Might Be Compensable in Iowa”
Illinois Senate Increases Minimum Wage to $15/hr By 2025
As promised in his platform, Governor Pritzker got to work with the General Assembly immediately upon taking office moving forward with his promise to increase “Illinois Senate Increases Minimum Wage to $15/hr By 2025”