Some critics of the bipartisan deal on Illinois pension reform say it is doomed to fail and, for evidence, they point to another child of bipartisanship: reform of the Illinois workers’ compensation ...

One of the hottest and most divisive topics in Illinois politics for the last 18 months has been workers’ compensation reform. Gov. Bruce Rauner and business groups say the state’s workers’ ...

As Illinois’ troubled workers compensation system drives jobs out of state, an Associated Press analysis has disclosed nearly one-third of the permanent disability awards to state government workers ...

Illinois has the second highest workers’ compensation insurance rates of any state in the United States. Workers’ compensation insurance provides money for medical care and lost wages for employees ...

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For months now, employers and their counsel have been awaiting the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC regarding whether the Illinois Workers’ Compensation ...

A judge has blocked a new Illinois workers’ compensation rule granting benefits to any employee deemed essential who contracts COVID-19, even if working from home. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge ...

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) requires employers to notify employees and other individuals before collecting their ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) --A new investigation has found yet another way that Illinois taxpayers are being cheated. As WBBM Newsradio 780's David Roe reports, the investigation conducted by the downstate ...