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The Illinois Workers Compensation Commission is the quasi-autonomous commission of the Illinois state government that hears cases involving workers compensation. Sitting as a panel of administrative law , the Commission resolves disputes between injured workers and their employers regarding workplace incidents.
By 1949, every state had enacted a workers' compensation program. [15] In the early 20th century workers' compensation laws varied between states in the degree to which they were voluntary or required. In some states, employers were forced to become liable for the costs of employees' injuries.
Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The trade-off between assured, limited coverage and lack of ...
Employees entitled to notice under the WARN Act include managers and supervisors, hourly wage, and salaried workers. The WARN Act requires that notice also be given to employees' representatives (e.g., a labor union), the local chief elected official (e.g. the mayor), and the state dislocated worker unit. The advance notice is intended to give ...
In 2025, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Michigan, and Vermont, will join a growing number of states that have enacted pay transparency laws over the past few years, including ...
Paid leave already applies to airline workers in Chicago, which applies to any employee working at least 80 hours for a Chicago-based employer within any 120-day period.
Such compensation is usually many times greater than that provided by State Worker's Compensation for non-railroaders. FELA offers potential legal recourse for various work-related injuries, including train collisions, derailments, slip and fall incidents, crush injuries, electrical hazards, and wrongful death.
In these cases, private sector workers and employers remain under federal OSHA jurisdiction. Five additional states and one U.S. territory have OSHA-approved state plans that cover public sector workers only: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and the Virgin Islands.