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Democrats from the Illinois House of Representatives returned to Springfield with an approved measure aiming to compromise with Republicans calling for workers’ compensation reform, according to the Insurance Journal on June 8. Republicans said the Democrats’ proposal does not go far enough. House Bill 1287 includes a proposal to change the state’s no-fault worker benefit, so… Read More

Democrats from the Illinois House of Representatives returned to Springfield with an approved measure aiming to compromise with Republicans calling for workers’ compensation reform, according to the Insurance Journal on June 8. Republicans said the Democrats’ proposal does not go far enough. House Bill 1287 includes a proposal to change the state’s no-fault worker benefit, so… Read More

Two workers’ compensation reform measures attempting to make the program stricter have failed to pass in Illinois’ Democratic majority legislature, according to a Business Insurance article on May 28. The proposed measures would necessitate more proof that those seeking workers’ compensation were injured in work-related accidents, as well as reduce the fee schedule for these payments.… Read More

With less than a month left in the spring session, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois Michael Madigan presided over the entire House to tackle issues regarding the state’s workers’ compensation system, the Chicago Tribune reported on May 5. Republican Governor Rauner believes that the high… Read More

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the costs that employers pay towards workers’ compensation and in exchange, will slowly raise the minimum wage, the Insurance Journal reported on April 13. According to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Illinois has the 7th highest rate of workers’ compensation insurance in the country. Rauner wants… Read More

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the costs that employers pay towards workers’ compensation and in exchange, will slowly raise the minimum wage, the Insurance Journal reported on April 13. According to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Illinois has the 7th highest rate of workers’ compensation insurance in the country. Rauner wants… Read More

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Lombard, Illinois-based Armor Shield Construction once again for failing to provide the proper safety measures for workers. The most recent incident occured at a site where an investigator noted that the company was not providing workers with adequate safety measures for… Read More

Experts forecast that future workers’ compensation reforms may focus on banning physicians from dispensing prescription drugs to prevent spending for workers’ compensation claims from rising again, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute proclaimed in a Business Insurance article on March 29. According to the managing director of casualty claims at Aon Global Risk Consulting in Los… Read More

Two reports recently published by NPR and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that on a nationwide scale, insurance companies are the ones earning money whenever workers’ compensation reforms are instituted, the Chicago Sun Times reported on March 10. In fact, after recent reforms implemented in Illinois, earnings of insurance companies have increased… Read More

Two reports recently published by NPR and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that on a nationwide scale, insurance companies are the ones earning money whenever workers’ compensation reforms are instituted, the Chicago Sun Times reported on March 10. In fact, after recent reforms implemented in Illinois, earnings of insurance companies have increased… Read More