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’ ...

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Scott DeSalvo, whose father's 17-year workers' comp case shaped his career, publishes a free comprehensive guide for ...

Illinois has the third-highest workers’ compensation insurance rates of any state in the United States. In Illinois, provision of workers’ comp is compulsory for all employers, and the state ...

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 ...

Illinois has made it easier for certain workers who contract COVID-19 to be covered by the state workers’ compensation system. In an emergency amendment to the Rules of Evidence applicable to matters ...

In the recent Crain's article "What's a limb worth?" reporter Claire Bushey quoted an attorney who said that, on the issue of workers' compensation, comparing Illinois to Indiana is like comparing an ...

A common question we are asked from people injured at work is, "How much is my workers' compensation claim worth?" When your medical condition has reached a state of permanency it's time to start ...

The Illinois Legislature has passed a comprehensive reform package of the state’s workers’ compensation system, unwelcomed news to ambulatory surgery centers which will take a financial hit with the ...

LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit, a leading regional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage into Illinois. “We are honored to ...