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What are the Late Payment Penalties Applicable to Ill. Employers? 
What are the Late Payment Penalties Applicable to Ill. Employers? 

Do You Know the Rule? Two provisions in Illinois’ workers’ compensation statute authorize the Commission to penalize employers who refuse or delay the payment of benefits to an injured worker. At the same time, courts […]
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether a worker is a traveling employee and thus possibly entitled to benefits from a car accident that occurred on the way to work hinges on various factors. […]
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?

What Do You Think? Montgomery, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting condition can bar an employee from recovering for an accidental injury at work. But what if multiple factors–not just the pre-existing condition–caused the accident? Can […]
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The “odd-lot” theory allows claimants to obtain permanent total disability benefits where they cannot find work, despite diligently searching. But what if the employee, while not working, […]
Could Deceased Worker’s Adult Son get Death Benefits?
Could Deceased Worker’s Adult Son get Death Benefits?

What Do You Think? Chester, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Illinois, a dependent of a worker who dies as a result of a workplace accident may be entitled to death benefits. A dependent generally includes a […]
Glossary Check: Ill. ‘Private Self Insurer,’ ‘Insolvent Self Insurer’
Glossary Check: Ill. ‘Private Self Insurer,’ ‘Insolvent Self Insurer’

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What do "private self insurer" and "insolvent self insurer" mean in Illinois? Here's how the Land of Lincoln defines those terms: Private self-insurer. A private employer that has been authorized to […]
Benefits for Loss of Vision, Other Injuries don’t Equal Double Recovery for Ill. Miner
Benefits for Loss of Vision, Other Injuries don’t Equal Double Recovery for Ill. Miner

Mokena, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker is awarded permanent benefits for a scheduled loss, would an award for unscheduled losses result in double recovery of workers' compensation? Not according to the court in American […]
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?

Cicero, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment. To “arise out of” employment, an activity which causes an injury must be connected with or […]