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Emergency Amendment to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Rules Benefits First Responders and Front-Line Workers

On April 13, 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the enactment of an emergency amendment to the evidentiary rules governing practice before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. This amendment applies to those workers who are most susceptible to COVID-19 exposure, including first responders, health care workers on the front lines, construction building trades, and those employees working in the many other “essential businesses” identified in Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 of March 20, 2020. These workers will...

Can I Get Workers’ Compensation for a Coronavirus Infection?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Almost overnight, the novel coronavirus (or COVID-19) has become an unavoidable fact of life worldwide. In Illinois and across the United States,...

Past Fair-Share Fees Sought in Petition to Supreme Court

A former Illinois government worker whose lawsuit ended mandatory fair-share fees for public-sector unions has filed a petition with the United States...

Amazon Robots Putting Warehouse Workers at Risk of Injury

According to recent reporting, Amazon warehouse employees are increasingly at risk of serious injury because of an unlikely source – the Amazon...

Protest Over Higher-Than-Average Injury Rate at Amazon

Injured former Amazon warehouse workers and activists recently protested in downtown Chicago in response to a report that Amazon has more than...

GWC Obtains $300k Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Union Operator

GWC attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently obtained a $300,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union operator. Serious Left Knee Injury, Change of...

Chicago Workers’ Compensation Program Facing Overhaul

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently announced that the city would be transferring control of the Chicago workers’ compensation program to a private company....

GWC Obtains $365k Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Union Painter

GWC attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently obtained a $365,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement for a union painter. Union Painter Hurt Performing Duties of Job...

Tesla Minimizing Injuries to Block Workers’ Compensation Claims

A recent report by Reveal News alleges that Tesla’s in-house medical clinic has been minimizing employee injuries to help block workers’ compensation...