In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.  For first responders and front-line workers affected by...

  The phrase “no risk, no reward” is especially relevant in workers’ compensation, where risk is central to a compensable injury.  2020 was a landmark...

  The concept of risk is a heavily debated, highly contentious, and extremely nuanced area of Illinois Workers’ Compensation law.  On Thursday morning, the Illinois...

  I recently wrote about Section 111 Total Payment Obligation to Claimant (TPOC) reporting in bifurcated settlements. Given the ambiguity in the NGHP User Guide,...

  Although our nation is currently focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid abuse epidemic continues to claim many lives.  According to data from the...