Illinois Workers' Compensation Reform: Arnold G. Rubin
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Join IICLE for our September programs on the Illinois Workers' Comp reforms: "Getting Started with the New Workers' Compensation ...
After months of negotiations, breakdowns and false starts, state business groups and legislators have a tentative agreement to reform Illinois’ workers’ compensation system, though the lead House negotiator says there is still work to be done.
“We have two options: We have this compromise agreement that is moving closer to having something that we can move forward with, and we have the blow-up bill,” Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, said Thursday.
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Changes to workers comp, pensions, political maps still on tap in Legislature
(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers return to work on Sunday with a lengthy list of unfinished business — from passing a budget to reforming the state's pension and workers compensation systems. The Democrat-led House and
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Work comp ka-boom! When we heard that House Speaker Michael Madigan is threatening to blow up the Illinois workers' compensation system we thought, hmmmm, he's probably not serious but that's a nifty little attention-grabber. The more we hear about the stonewalling of |
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Missed opportunity Pat Quinn introduced an insufficient plan for workers' compensation reform in April, he said everybody contributing to the high costs of Illinois' employer-funded insurance system would have to take a haircut. The barbers in Springfield have put away |
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Editorial: Fair deal needed on workers comp It's a deal that Illinois needs to boost its image as an employer-friendly state. But any deal must also be fair to everyone with a stake in the system. Businesses have long complained that soaring Illinois workers comp costs are chasing jobs out of |
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Our Opinion: Repeal could spur workers' comp fix The Belleville News-Democrat's investigation revealed a system easily gamed by those who knew how to work it. Even the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission arbitrators claimed injuries — and had tens of thousands of dollars in claims approved by |


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