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Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2022 An introduction to the issue from the editor.
Interview With Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Chair Michael Brennan By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2022 An interview with the chair of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.
Can a General Contractor Defend a Third Party Claim Using the Immunity Afforded an Employer Under Section 5(a) the WCA? By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, February 2022 The Illinois Supreme Court has further defined whether a general contractor who pays the premium and deductible of a workers’ compensation insurance policy on behalf of the subcontractor has the same immunity under the Workers’ Compensation Act as the subcontracting employer.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, February 2022 An introduction to the issue from the editor.
The Respondent Has Paid Only Part of or None of the Award or Settlement Contract. What Are the Petitioner’s Options? By Richard D Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, February 2022 In Camilla Morse v. Casey’s General Store, the appellate court looks at the petitioner's options when the respondent has paid part or none of the award settlement contract.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2021 An introduction to the issue from the editor.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2021 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, July 2021 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, May 2021 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Can a Treating Physician Opine That a Claimant Could Not Be Competitively Employed? By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2021 Monterey Mushrooms Inc v. IWCC deals with the qualifications of a treating physician to testify regarding vocational issues.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2021 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
A Refresher Course in Repetitive Trauma Cases By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2021 Greater Peoria Mass Transit District v. IWCC provides us with a blueprint for how to defend and/or prosecute a repetitive trauma claim.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, January 2021 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2020 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Exclusive Remedy of Workers’ Compensation Act v. Biometric Information Privacy Act By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2020 The first district appellate court recently dealt with a violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act in a class action lawsuit.
Does the Borrowing Employer Always Receive the Benefits of the WCA By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, August 2020 A summary of Jaime Quintana v. Ferrara Candy Co., a Rule 23 case involving a personal injury claim for negligence.
Editor’s Notes By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, August 2020 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, May 2020 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2020 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, February 2020 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2019 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Is an Award of PPD to Be Paid in a Lump Sum or as It Accrues? By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2019 A summary of Iannoni v. The City of Chicago, which involves the method of payment for an 8(d)2 award.
Traveling to and From Employer’s Premises in the Context of Slip and Fall Injuries By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2019 As a general rule, when an employee slips and falls at a point off of the employer’s premises while traveling to and from work, the resulting injuries do not arise out of and in the course of the employment and are not compensable under the Act.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, October 2019 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
The Appellate Court Is Not Afraid to Reverse the IWCC Based Upon Manifest Weight of the Evidence By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2019 In a recent Rule 23 decision, the court held that when utilizing the manifest weight of the evidence standard, the test is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the Commission’s finding and not whether the opposite conslusion might be reached.
Editor’s Comments By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2019 A note from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
If the Decedent Is Paid Cash and His Biological Child Is Adopted After Dis Death, Was He an Employee and Is That Child Entitled to the Death Benefit? By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2019 In Ravenswood Disposal Service v. IWCC,  the court grappled with the issues of employer/employee, payment of medical expenses, and penalties under a manifest weight theory, as well the issue of the dependency of a child who was adopted by another after decedent’s accident under a question of law theory.
Loaned/Borrowed Employee and the Exclusive Remedy By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2019 While some employers and insurance companies may bemoan the benefits afforded an injured worker they certainly benefit from sections 1(a)(4) and 5 of the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Editor’s note By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2019 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Richard D. Hannigan.
Get to know the appellate court justices of the Workers’ Compensation Commission Division By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2019 Biographies of Justice Thomas Hoffman and Hon. Donald C. Hudson.

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