In Edgar Lucero v. Focal Point LLC., (22 IWCC 0231) the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission affirmed and adopted the very first COVID-19 litigated case in Illinois, in favor of the Petitioner.
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Lisa Azoory-Keller and Adam Cox Presenting at Illinois Chamber Annual Workers’ Compensation and Safety Conference
9.19.2022
Presentations
Partners Lisa Azoory-Keller and Adam Cox will be speaking at the Illinois Chamber 2022 Annual Workers' Compensation and Safety Conference on November 2, 2022 at the DoubleTree Hilton.
YOLO, they say. Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and simply enjoy the journey, they say.
On August 19, 2022, Governor Pritzker reappointed all 10 Arbitrators whose terms were expiring: Dennis O'Brien, Edward Lee, Elaine Llerena, Frank Soto, Jacqueline Hickey Haralelli, Michael Glaub, Roma Dalal, William Gallagher, William McLaughlin and Kurt Carlson.
Daniel Ugaste and Keith Herman Presenting at Illinois’ Manufacturers’ Association Workers’ Compensation Conference
8.1.2022
Events
Shareholders Daniel Ugaste and Keith Herman will be speaking at the Illinois Manufacturers' Association Workers' Compensation Conference on September 29th.
On June 27, 2022, the Illinois Appellate Court Workers’ Compensation Commission Division (4th District) issued a Rule 23 Decision in the case of City of Springfield v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2022 IL App (4th) 210338WC-U.
In Connely v. North American Lighting, Inc. 30 ILWCLB 48 (Ill. W.C. Comm. 2022), the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission discussed whether an employee’s termination for attendance violations could be construed as a “refusal to work” for purposes of cutting TTD.
On June 13, 2022, Chairman Michael Brennan of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) signed an Order increasing the reimbursements for Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes by 15% across all Fee Schedule regions effective September 1, 2022.
Beginning June 4, 2022, CMS will utilize the CDC’s “Table 1: Life Table for the total population: United States, 2019” for the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside life expectancy calculations.
Narcan, an opioid antagonist, works by blocking the effects of opioid drugs on the central nervous system.