Some critics of the bipartisan deal on Illinois pension reform say it is doomed to fail and, for evidence, they point to another child of bipartisanship: reform of the Illinois workers’ compensation ...

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 ...

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) requires employers to notify employees and other individuals before collecting their ...

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 ...

Workers filing on-the-job injury claims at just a dozen state institutions clustered in southern Illinois collected nearly one-third of the total $127 million awarded in recent years for permanent ...