Governor Rauner has appointed Ms. Deborah Simpson and Ms. L. Elizabeth Coppoletti to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Commissioner Simpson will be assuming the vacancy “New Appointments to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission”
Update on Illinois Workers’ Compensation Reform
At Inman & Fitzgibbons, our Legislative Watch Group continues to monitor pending legislation in Springfield and, when the opportunity arises, we provide input through the “Update on Illinois Workers’ Compensation Reform”
WCRI Study Shows High Worker’s Compensation Medical Costs in Wisconsin
According to a recent study from the Worker’s Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing the price of providing worker’s compensation treatment in 31 large American states, “WCRI Study Shows High Worker’s Compensation Medical Costs in Wisconsin”
Refused Drug Test Results In No Benefits
As we discussed back in October 2016, Section 11 of the Act provides, in part, that there is a “rebuttable presumption that an employee was “Refused Drug Test Results In No Benefits”
Illinois General Assembly Revisiting Illinois Workers’ Compensation Reform . . . or Is It?
An update from Partner G. Steven Murdock and the I&F Legislative Watch Committee: As the battle of Rauner vs. Madigan continues in Springfield over pension “Illinois General Assembly Revisiting Illinois Workers’ Compensation Reform . . . or Is It?”
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Finds Psychologist Qualified under Section 12 of the Act to perform an Independent Medical Examination
Following petitioner’s objection to the scheduling of a comprehensive pain management IME, a hearing was held before the IWCC pursuant to I&F’s Motion to Compel “Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Finds Psychologist Qualified under Section 12 of the Act to perform an Independent Medical Examination”
I&F Prevails where IWCC Arbitrator Finds Intervening Accident Breaks Chain of Causation
In an Illinois case recently tried by I&F Partner Colin Mills, the claimant was seeking over six months of medical benefits, as well as PPD “I&F Prevails where IWCC Arbitrator Finds Intervening Accident Breaks Chain of Causation”
Inman & Fitzgibbons launch new website!
Inman & Fitzgibbons, Ltd. have a new Website! Combining our long-serving website with our existing WordPress.com blog, we’ve combined both these resources into a single “Inman & Fitzgibbons launch new website!”
Appellate Court provides new interpretation of Average Weekly Wage calculation
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held in ABF Freight System v. IWCC, 2015 IL App (1st) 141306WC, that the Commission was required to calculate AWW “Appellate Court provides new interpretation of Average Weekly Wage calculation”
I&F’s Sonia Das prevails in pair of Indiana cases
Attorney Sonia Das, based out of I&F’s Indiana office, recently secured two favorable decisions on behalf of Indiana employers. In the first, a memorandum decision “I&F’s Sonia Das prevails in pair of Indiana cases”