Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
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Belleville residents picking up huge tab for work comp payouts
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. -
Fifth District affirms ruling in favor of Work Comp Commission in Madison County worker's case
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. -
Fifth District rules against Wal-Mart in dispute over veterans' work-related injury
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. -
Illinois workers' compensation rules cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion a year
State and local costs for workers’ compensation are out of line with what other states pay. -
Politics, case law complicate efforts to reform workers’ compensation law
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. -
Reform proponent suggests trimming Work Comp Commission budget by $10 million
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. -
Injured Illinois workers take 50 percent more time off than peers in surrounding states
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.