Decatur, Illinois

Workers’ Comp Changes

by Richard D. Hannigan
August 2011
Make no mistake, this is not the workers’ comp act you knew the law you knew as of September 1, 2011. This article highlights key changes.
Sometime in the 1950s, someone asked Chairman Mao Tse-Tung what were the consequences of the French Revolution. His response was that “it was far too early to tell.”
The same can be said for the sweeping changes to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act signed into law a few weeks ago. It will be up to lawyers, IWCC arbitrators and commissioners, circuit court judges, appellate court justices and, inevitably, the Illinois Supreme Court to give shape to the new workers’ compensation landscape.