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Workers' Compensation

Judge issues order halting COVID comp expansions

An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order that halts workers compensation expansions for employees who acquire COVID-19 from taking effect in the state. Judge John Madonia of the Sangamon County Circuit Court issued the order by telephone conference Thursday afternoon. The Illinois Manufacturers Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that the Illinois Workers Compensation…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 28, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Illinois Business Groups Sue Over Expanded Workers’ Comp Eligibility Rules

New emergency rules enacted by Illinois workers’ compensation regulators have drawn a lawsuit by a pair of trade associations representing retailers and manufacturers in the state. The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) allege in a lawsuit filed in the 7th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois in Sangamon County that the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 27, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Indiana House Dems Ask Governor For Better Safety Enforcement For Essential Workers

Indiana House Democrats sent a letter to the governor’s office asking the state to better protect the safety of essential workers.The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has seen thousands of non-formal COVID-19 complaints related to various safety issues in the past month. In a letter to the governor last week, the party caucus notes that in a recent executive…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 27, 2020
Personal Injury

Company Sued Over Massive Dust Cloud From Chicago-Area Demolition

The company whose weekend demolition of a former coal plant in Little Village sent a massive cloud of dust into Chicago’s nearby neighborhood apologized for causing “anxiety and fear.” However, the apology did not prevent the company from being sued for the act. Northbrook, Ill.-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners said the developer failed to follow a plan it gave city officials…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 21, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Illinois expands COVID-19 comp protections to most frontline workers

The Illinois Workers Compensation Commission issued an emergency amendment Monday that creates a rebuttable presumption for front-line workers who contract COVID-19 — expanding the definition far beyond first responders and health care workers to include everything from grocery and pharmacy workers to hotel and funeral service employees. The emergency amendment revises the Illinois Workers Occupational Diseases Act to provide workers…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 20, 2020
Personal Injury

Injured wood trimmer operator loses appeal against manufacturer

A Southern Indiana machinery worker’s failure to follow warnings and instructions on a woodcutting machine he was using were the cause of injuries he sustained on the job, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded on Monday. As such, the machinery’s manufacturer couldn’t have reasonably expected the accident. While working for wooden pallet producer American Fibertech, Kyle Hackney in November 2015…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 20, 2020
Workers' Compensation

3 Employers Cited for Safety Hazards After Worker Injured in Illinois

Federal officials have cited three employers for workplace safety hazards after a worker suffered injuries at Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern University, Hill Mechanical Corp. and National Heat & Power Corp. collectively face a total of $235,962 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to permit-required confined space hazards associated with underground steam vaults, according to the U.S. Department…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 15, 2020
Personal Injury

NTSB: Indiana School District Shares Blame for Crash That Killed 3 Children

The National Transportation Safety Board said that a northern Indiana school district is partially to blame for a 2018 crash that killed three siblings crossing a rural highway to reach their stopped school bus. The wreck was caused by a pickup truck driver’s failure to stop for the school bus, despite the vehicle’s activated and clearly visible warning lights and…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
April 14, 2020

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