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20Jan
Illinois COVID – Workers’ Compensation, PEDA & Pension Code Update
As reported by our friends at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, early this morning the General Assembly approved HB 4276 the extension of the COVID rebuttable presumption provision under the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act through June 30, 2021. The measure...
22Apr
IL WC Update: Temporary Restraining Order Sought Regarding New COVID-19 Rules
Earlier today, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association filed a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in Circuit Court in Sangamon County against the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and...
16Apr
IL Workers’ Compensation Commission issues additional Emergency COVID-19 Amended Rules
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission conducted an emergency public hearing by telephone yesterday afternoon to discuss further amendments to the Rules Governing Practice, specifically Commission Rule 9030.70, which they had amended on an emergency basis...
15Apr
I&F’s Position on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Emergency Rules Relating to COVID-19 Claims
On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission adopted new Rules in Sections 9030.70(1) and (2) of the Rules of Practice before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission to address workers infected with Covid-19. These...