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Workers' comp investigation

Deadline is today for workers' comp records; legal battle could escalate

A newspaper's requests to obtain information about millions of dollars in taxpayer funded-injury settlements paid to prison guards plus the current status of a workers' compensation arbitrator's fourth on-the-job injury claim pit two state agencies against each other.

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WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Still getting thousands: Workers' comp arbitrators remain on paid leave while probe goes on

Two state arbitrators continue to draw their salaries three months after being placed on leave in the wake of a federal investigation into the Illinois workers' compensation system.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Attorney General calls for release of workers' comp records, but will taxpayers get the whole story?

An opinion by the Illinois Attorney General calling for the release of results of medical testing on prison guards who filed successful workers' compensation claims speaks of the public's fundamental right to know how its money is spent.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

'There's still hope': McCarter says Democrats thwarted workers comp reform, but he'll press on

Though his proposal for reforming the state's workers' compensation system died in a Senate vote, Sen. Kyle McCarter of Lebanon said Friday he remains hopeful that some of his ideas will eventually become law.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Senate passes workers' comp bill by vote of 59-0

A bill that would prevent payment of workers' compensation benefits to any person injured while engaging in a forcible felony, aggravated DUI or reckless homicide passed the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 59-0.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Illinois lawmaker says politics of workers' comp reform 'are very tricky'

Illinois business leaders welcomed Gov. Pat Quinn's call Tuesday for workers' compensation reform, but a key lawmaker cautioned there's a long road ahead before reaching any compromise.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

House might ditch current workers' comp system

The Illinois House is considering a plan to scrap the state's much-criticized workers' compensation system, leaving businesses and their employees to battle in court over payment for each workplace injury.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

State Rep. Dwight Kay: Joint liability is a job-killer in Illinois

Suppose an employee gets hurt in an accident at work, and the company is at least partially to blame because it didn't have proper safety precautions.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

'We need a system that works': Quinn wants workers' comp reform plan to catch abuse

Proponents of Gov. Pat Quinn's workers' compensation reform package say it would annually cut $500 million in medical fees for private and state employers, add more stringent requirements for arbitrators and set up a system to catch pockets of abuse.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Feds step in to investigate potential fraud in Illinois workers' comp cases

Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to state agencies seeking workers' compensation documents, following News-Democrat stories that reported almost $10 million in workers' compensation payments at Menard Correctional Center.
WORKERS' COMP INVESTIGATION

Quinn on worker's comp probe: 'Any wrongdoing has got to be ferreted out'

Gov. Pat Quinn, who attended a news conference Thursday at Southwestern Illinois College where he announced a $19 million grant, answered questions from the News-Democrat about a federal grand jury investigation of workers' compensation: