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Exclusive Remedy: The Scope of Protection in Illinois
Sep 3 2018 // Section 5(a) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act provides the damages an employer must pay for work-related injuries. It specifies a worker injured in the line of duty cannot sue her employer or its other...
Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
Sep 3 2018 // The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for insurance fraud. U.S....
RICO Case Against State Farm Set for Trial in Illinois Federal Court
Aug 31 2018 // A class action lawsuit against insurance giant, State Farm, alleging the company recruited a judge to run for an opening on the Illinois Supreme Court and funded, without disclosing it, his 2004 election campaign is set to...
Illinois Governor Sends Workers’ Comp Bill Back to Lawmakers
Aug 30 2018 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed, with recommended changes, a workers’ compensation measure that would have allowed for interest to be paid on delayed payment in disputes between insurers and medical service...
Home Depot to Pay $100K to Settle Illinois Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Aug 23 2018 // Home Depot, the large national home improvement retailer, has agreed to pay a former employee $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment...
New Jersey Investigating NRA-Sponsored Carry Guard Insurance
Aug 22 2018 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is investigating the marketing and sale in New Jersey of insurance sponsored by the National Rifle Association for potential violations of state insurance laws. The...
Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
Aug 15 2018 // The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for insurance fraud. U.S....
Illinois’ Bell Insurance Solutions Adds Grothaus
Aug 8 2018 // Collinsville, Illinois-based Bell Insurance Solutions has hired Tricia Grothaus as its new client support representative. Grothaus has more than 15 years of experience as an agent who has primarily focused on health and...
Illinois Manufacturer Fined $587.5K for Health, Safety Violations
Aug 7 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois manufacturing company for 18 health and safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $587,564. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Illinois Supreme Court Says Woman Can Sue City Over Sidewalk Fall
Aug 7 2018 // The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who was injured after tripping on a poorly maintained sidewalk can move forward with a lawsuit against the city of Danville. The Champaign News-Gazette reports the...
Two Illinois IHOP Restaurants to Pay Nearly $1M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Jul 25 2018 // Two International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchises in southern Illinois will pay $975,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Fire Damages Giant ‘Gold Pyramid’ Tourist Attraction in Northern Illinois
Jul 19 2018 // Authorities say fire severely damaged a giant pyramid home that doubles as a tourist attraction in northern Illinois. Gurnee Fire Department firefighters responded to a report that an elderly man in a wheelchair and his...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Jack Nebel Companies in Illinois
Jul 16 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired North Barrington, Ill.-based The Jack Nebel Companies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jack Nebel, Brian Nebel and their associates will continue to operate from their...
Illinois Pallet Maker Fined $216K After Workers Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
Jul 12 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for exposing employees unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the workplace. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $216,253. The U.S. Department of...
Illinois’ Amsted Rail to Pay $4.4M for Discriminatory Hiring Practices
Jun 18 2018 // Amsted Rail Co. Inc., which manufactures steel castings for the rail industry, will pay $4.4 million and furnish other relief to settle a class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
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Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty. Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...
Workers’ Comp Insurance Rate Pre-Approval Passes in Illinois
Jun 18 2018 // The Illinois General Assembly at the end of May passed a bill that requires the pre-approval of workers’ compensation insurance rates by the Illinois Department of Insurance. The legislation also “permits...
How Prices for Injured Workers’ Medical Professional Care Compare in 35 States: WCRI
Jun 14 2018 // Prices paid for medical professional services vary significantly across states, ranging from 26 percent below the median in Florida to 158 percent above median in Wisconsin, according to a 35-state study. States with no...
Illinois Spending $240M on Transportation, Safety Upgrades
Jun 7 2018 // Illinois officials are investing $240 million in two dozen projects designed to improve freight mobility throughout the state and relieve congestion. The Illinois Department of Transportation grants should also increase...
Illinois Passes Bill Requiring Pre-Approval of Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates
Jun 4 2018 // The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill that requires the pre-approval of workers’ compensation insurance rates by the Illinois Department of Insurance. The legislation also “permits sensible corporate...
