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IL COVID workers' comp rules repealed after court loss; Pritzker intends to 'revisit,' 'reissue'

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Apr 27, 2020 @ 2:12pm

Businesses had said the new rules were illegal, but Pritzker had said they're needed because employers should "pick up the tab" for COVID-19 illnesses among their workers
Springfield judge blocks Pritzker's COVID workers' comp rule changes; Employers say are illegal, could cost billions

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Apr 23, 2020 @ 7:02pm

A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to business groups who accused the Pritzker administration of illegally enacting new workers' comp rules to leave employers to "pick up the tab" for COVID illness
IL COVID workers comp rule changes could leave employers asking: Close the doors or 'pick up tab'?

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Apr 13, 2020 @ 8:22pm

Illinois' Workers' Compensation Committee has changed workers' comp rules, forcing employers to prove workers infected by COVID weren't infected at work.