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    Illinois Workers' Compensation Reform: Arnold G. Rubin

    Join IICLE for our September programs on the Illinois Workers' Comp reforms: "Getting Started with the New Workers' Compensation ...


    'Delicate' compromise may avoid killing Illinois system ...

    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
    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

    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

    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

    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

    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