IWCC

IWCC rules a close call insufficient for a mental disability claim

August 12, 2014

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission recently ruled against a train operator who claimed a mental disability based on the trauma of believing that the train he was operating had struck and killed a pedestrian. The worker…

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Employer Convicted of Felony for Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation Insurance

December 20, 2013

An employer was convicted of a felony for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, a first in the state of Illinois. The felony conviction was secured by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Special Prosecution Division…

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