In Anna Daniels v. Venta Corp., et. al., 2022 IL App (2d) 210244, the Second District discussed the effect of the exclusive remedy provision when an employer engages in illegal conduct.
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On January 10, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services added Section 4.3 - The Use of Non-CMS-Approved Products to Address Future Medical Care to the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide (“Guide”).
Governor Evers signed 2021 Wisconsin Act 232 into law on April 8, 2022.
On April 7, 2022, HB1208 passed in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly, creating some changes to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.
Medical bills are often the ugliest part of a workers’ compensation settlement.
On January 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois issued a decision in the matter of Donovan Munoz v. Bulley & Andrews.
On February 3, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held that claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act) are not barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act’s (Compensation Act’s) exclusive remedy provisions and therefore, claimants may seek redress in the Circuit Court and not at the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Lisa Azoory-Keller has authored an article published in the December edition of the Illinois Municipal League Review.
The second COVID-19 presumption case has been decided! On November 3, 2021, Arbitrator Cantrell issued a decision in the case of Tonia Dalton v. Saline Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (21 WC 008010), once again addressing Illinois’ COVID-19 presumption.
The moment Illinois workers’ compensation professionals have been waiting for has finally arrived! On October 21, 2021, Arbitrator Amarilio issued the first decision addressing Illinois’ COVID-19 presumption in the case of Edgar Lucero v. Focal Point, LLC (20 WC 18985).