In 2019, the Third District Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 Decision in Gaytan v. The Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2019 IL App (3d) 180141WC-U, in “IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable”
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Indiana WC Update: Impact of the ODG Drug Formulary
We are now a year removed from Indiana’s adoption of the (the “Formulary”) and its overall impact on worker’s compensation claims remains somewhat uncertain. This “Indiana WC Update: Impact of the ODG Drug Formulary”
Wisconsin WC Update – First responders will likely soon have an easier road to receiving benefits for PTSD
Current law makes it difficult for first responders in Wisconsin to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD because benefits for PTSD are awarded only when “Wisconsin WC Update – First responders will likely soon have an easier road to receiving benefits for PTSD”
IL WC Update: I&F’s Allison Mecher Discusses Parking Lot Accidents
I&F’s Allison Mecher brings a timely Winter update with a discussion of parking lot slip and fall accidents.
Michigan WC Update: Fringe Benefits and Average Weekly Wage – How does it all add up?
Calculating the average weekly wage (AWW) to determine wage loss benefits is a routine, but critical part of the worker’s compensation case analysis. While the “Michigan WC Update: Fringe Benefits and Average Weekly Wage – How does it all add up?”
IL Amends Exclusive Remedy Provisions of WC and OD Acts
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”
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”
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”
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”
I&F Prevails where Illinois Arbitrator finds No Compensable Accident
I&F Attorney Michael Bantz obtained a successful result in recent litigation, where the Petitioner’s fall was found not to arise out of her employment. The “I&F Prevails where Illinois Arbitrator finds No Compensable Accident”