Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
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State Boards & Commissions
Springfield, IL 62703
Recent News About Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
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Illinois industry shoulders the burden of the highest workers’ compensation costs in the region. But what many Illinoisans paying some of the nation’s highest property taxes may not realize is that they’re picking up the tab for those costs, too.
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The Appellate Court of Illinois in the Fifth District backed the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission ruling regarding a former employee who filed a complaint after allegedly being injured at work, according to a May 4 opinion.
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MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court recently upheld a work comp award to a military veteran involving a work-related injury sustained before he was deployed to Afghanistan.
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State and local costs for workers’ compensation are out of line with what other states pay.
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While Illinois business leaders and legal advocates continue to call for changes in their workers’ compensation system, they also admit that a few obstacles stand in the way of significant reform.
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Reform proponent suggests trimming Work Comp Commission budget by $10 million Workers’ compensation continues to be a contentious issue in Illinois, with many business leaders and legal advocates pushing for more reform.
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Illinois law gives financial incentives to many injured workers to stay off the job and to doctors to prescribe more medications to workers’ compensation patients.
