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 employees. That prohibition is easy …
The average total cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Illinois has dropped by 6.4 percent since 2010, but the state still has relatively high costs per claim, according to a report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The …
Two pieces of legislation recently passed by the Illinois House would harm the workers’ compensation system in the state, a national insurer group says. American Insurance Association (AIA) said HB 2525 would require insurers to submit rates to the Illinois …
