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Illinois employers would have to pay an additional $2,000 if a newly filed bill in the Illinois House passes. House Bill 4177 would amend the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act to award $10,000 to the ...

Summit, a leading regional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage into Illinois. “We are honored to now offer our trusted ...

On March 5, 2026, an Illinois appellate court ruled that the estate of a municipal worker who drowned on the job can pursue claims against his employer, finding that workers' compensation law does not ...

An Illinois appellate court’s unpublished decision in Kamil Kordas v. Bob’s All Bright Electric, Inc., and Thomas Clarizio, 2025 IL App (3d) 240482, illustrates that, while workplace assaults are ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois businesses would save about $500 million but give up on their biggest demand under a worker's compensation overhaul that key lawmakers called a tentative deal ...

SPRINGFIELD — A proposal to abolish Illinois’ workers’ compensation system raised red flags for Republicans Thursday in the General Assembly. Although lawmakers did not formally vote on the idea, they ...

SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker has an idea to reform Illinois’ costly workers’ compensation system — eliminate it entirely. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Bradley and pending in the House ...

Larry Burgan points to Calvin Ratliff, a fellow employee at the former Dow Chemical Plant, a FUSRAP site known for decades of radioactive handling. The two are part of a coalition of former employees ...

LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit, a leading regional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage into Illinois. Summit-managed ...