The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission recently ruled against a train operator who claimed a mental disability based on the trauma of believing that the train he was operating had struck and killed a pedestrian. The worker was operating a train…
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Messenger Establishes Employment Relationship in Workers’ Compensation Case
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has found that a bicycle messenger was an employee of a courier service and was therefore entitled to benefits, despite an agreement stating that the messenger was an independent contractor. The case arose from an…
Unions Criticize Chamber of Commerce Over Workers’ Comp Report
In a joint statement, the Illinois AFL-CIO and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association criticized the Illinois Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber’s report on alleged flaws in the state’s workers’ compensation program. The statement said that the Chamber’s report misrepresents…
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Down in Illinois
The rate used in calculating premiums for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois has fallen by 4.5 percent. The rate was issued by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, an insurance rating agency. Rates are issued for different categories of workers,…
Employee Claims Retaliation for Filing Workers’ Compensation Claim
An Illinois woman claims she was fired from a retail store because she filed a workers’ compensation claim. Cynthia Hewitt filed a lawsuit against Casey’s General Store in Maryville. According to the lawsuit, Hewitt began working at the store in…
Employee Denied Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Fall from Chair
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that a Department of Human Services worker was not entitled to compensation for a fall from a chair, because her work did not expose her to an increased risk of falling. A security therapy…
Researchers Say Hospitals Should Track Workplace Injuries
Researchers say that a small change in the way hospitals record data could have a big impact on preventing occupational safety and health hazards. The researchers, from Drexel University’s School of Health, say that recording industry and occupation data for…
IWCC Rules Fall at Work Personal in Nature, Not Compensable
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued a ruling denying benefits to an operator who sustained an injury while moving between workstations, because the injury was the result of a risk that was personal to the individual and not incidental to…
New Workers Compensation Bills Introduced
Illinois State Representative Dwight Kay, Republican of Glen Carbon, has introduced four bills proposing changes in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The bills received testimony in the House Labor & Commerce Committee but have not yet been called to a…
Former Illinois Police Officer Charged With Workers Comp Fraud
A former police officer for the village of Maryville has been indicted by a grand jury in Madison County, Illinois on charges related to an alleged fraudulent workers’ compensation claim. Richard Turner is facing charges relating to a claim he…
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