WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FAQs We have received many inquiries about potential workers’ compensation liability for illness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our attorneys at Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd. wanted to directly address some of the most common questions. Is COVID-19 a Compensable Workers’ Compensation Claim? The most frequent question concerns whether an employee with COVID-19 could
On April 13, 2020, at the direction of Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commissioners voted 9-0-1, to enact an emergency rule to the Rules Governing Practice before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, to address compensability of COVID-19 claims by workers employed in an “essential function.” The rule states that where the employee is
At Wiedner & McAuliffe, we want you to know that there are opportunities to resolve and close open cases during these uncertain times. The Missouri and Kansas Workers’ Compensation Divisions have scaled back settings, but there are still things we can do to keep some cases moving: Approval of Stipulations by email. The Missouri Division
COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, was recently designated a global health emergency and pandemic. The questions are what duties an employer might have to its employees in relation to the spread of COVID-19 and whether an employee that contracts COVID-19 might have a viable workers’ compensation claim. Although an employer cannot outright ban personal travel
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) into law. The FFCRA is a sweeping legislative initiative seeking to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on American workers and their families. In addition to other emergency measures, the new law provides workers with emergency paid leave benefits
With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the United States, we have been receiving questions from our clients on potential workers’ compensation liability. Our alert from March 12, 2020 highlighted COVID-19 in the workplace and common issues on the workers’ compensation front that employers may face. However, our attorneys at Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd. wanted to
As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, we are well-prepared to continue serving our clients in a way that safeguards the wellbeing of our colleagues and clients. We have issued a mandatory work from home directive for our Chicago office. We will have a skeletal crew in the place until further notice. We will remain fully
COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, was recently designated a global health emergency and pandemic by the World Health Organization. Originating in Wuhan, China in December, 2019, the disease has now spread across the globe and continues to spread throughout parts of the United States. While a majority of cases we have seen to date are
Now that cannabis is legal in Illinois, the question arises as what this means for future workers’ compensation claims. While Parts I & II of our cannabis series covered both a brief overview of the law and employee drug testing, we will now cover how legalization impacts workers’ compensation claims in Illinois. Section 11 of
In just a few short weeks, Illinois will allow for the recreational use of marijuana. Highlighted in Part I of our series, one of the main concerns employers have raised is on the issue of employee drug testing, and what employers can do under the new law. While the new Illinois law allows employees to
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