Workers' Compensation
Client Advisories
Below the Red Line January 2025
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- Amputations and Statutory Benefits: Pay Now to Avoid Penalties Later
Below the Red Line December 2024
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- Standard of Review: Shaping the Course of Workers’ Compensation Appeals
Below the Red Line November 2024
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- Medicare Changes: Section 111 Reporting and Legal $0 Set-Asides
Below the Red Line October 2024
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- What to Know Before the Snow: Workplace Slip and Falls as a Result of Winter Weather
Below the Red Line September 2024
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- “Elementary my Dear Watson”: The Application of Good Investigation When Defending Workers’ Compensation Claims
Below the Red Line August 2024
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- Highlights From the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission: Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
Below the Red Line July 2024
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- A New Direction for Section 7(a) Survivor Benefits
Below the Red Line June 2024
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- The “Loss of Occupation” Theory: Effective Defense Strategies
Below the Red Line May 2024
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- The Appellate Process and the Influence of Expert Opinions: Scott Osman vs. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
Below the Red Line April 2024
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- The Traveling Employee Doctrine Travels Farther: Town of Cicero vs. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
Below the Red Line March 2024
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- Injured While Working Under the Influence – Compensable? A Brief Guide to Navigating Intoxication and Injuries On The Job
Below the Red Line February 2024
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- First District Appellate Court Clarifies Notice in the Era of CompFile.
Below the Red Line January 2024
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- A Guide to Maintenance Benefits Under Section 8(a)
Below the Red Line December 2023
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- Case Updates and Practical Tips for Defense of Occupational Disease Claims
Below the Red Line November 2023
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- Voluntary Arbitration Under Section 19(p): What’s Old Is New Again
Below the Red Line October 2023
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- The IME and Petitioner's Pursuit of Medical Care
Below the Red Line September 2023
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- How to Use Petitioner's Social Security Disability Benefits to Encourage Settlements
Below the Red Line August 2023
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- When Are Mental Illnesses Compensable Under Illinois Workers’ Compensation?
Below the Red Line July 2023
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- Proving A Hearing Loss Case Due to Noise Exposure
Below the Red Line June 2023
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- Employer/Employee Relationship- Are Incidental Benefits Enough to Establish the Relationship?
Below the Red Line May 2023
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- Average Weekly Wage: Calculation Pursuant to Statute Upheld
Below the Red Line April 2023
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Idiopathic Falls: The Importance of Refuting “Significant Contribution” Evidence
Below the Red Line March 2023
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CASE REVIEW: City of Joliet v. IWCC, et al., 2023 IL App. (3d) 220175WC
Below the Red Line February 2023
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Distinguishing Between Permanent Partial Disability Cases: Loss of Trade or Wage Differential
Below the Red Line January 2023
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Public Or Employer Provided Parking? That Is The Question
Below the Red Line December 2022
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You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! Defending Eye Injury Claims
Below the Red Line November 2022
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Life Care Plans: Limits On The Commission’s Authority
Below the Red Line October 2022
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Bonuses and Calculation of Average Weekly Wage
Below the Red Line September 2022
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Malecki v. IWCC: The Importance Of Securing A Complete Causation Opinion
Below the Red Line August 2022
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Change at the Commission: Pro Se Settlements, Redline Cases, and Motions to Withdraw - What You Need
Below the Red Line July 2022
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Penalties and Fees Served Up for Frivolous Contention of Issues at Hearing
Below the Red Line June 2022
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No Discovery, No Problem: How To Provide An Effective Defense To Disputed Claims
Below the Red Line April 2022
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Effect of the Shift to a Work-From-Home Society on the Analysis of “Accident” in Work Comp
Below the Red Line March 2022
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IL Supreme Court Rules Exclusivity Provisions in Workers’ Comp Act Doesn’t Bar Claims Under BIPA
Below the Red Line February 2022
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No Section 5(a) Immunity For General Contractor Operating Separately From Subsidiary-Subcontractor
Below the Red Line January 2022
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Country Mutual vs. Under Construction: Insurer and Employer Contractual Duties
Below the Red Line December 2021
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Country Mutual vs. Under Construction: Insurer and Employer Contractual Duties
Below the Red Line November 2021
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Rebutting the Presumption: Covid-19 Exposure Claims
Below the Red Line September 2021
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Latent Diseases Which Give Rise to Claims Brought Under the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act
Below the Red Line October 2021
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What’s My Job?: A Look at Voluntary Undertakings Considered “In the Course” of Employment
Below the Red Line August 2021
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Payment v. Authorization of Treatment-Penalties Under Section 19(l)
Below the Red Line July 2021
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Important Procedural Updates Effective 7-1-21
Below the Red Line June 2021
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Will Section 8(a) of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act Allow Prescription of Medical Marijuana?
Below the Red Line May 2021
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Bowen V. IWCC: Appellate Court Refuses To Hear Appeal
Below the Red Line April 2021
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Identifying and Resolving Medicare Issues In Workers’ Compensation Settlements
Below the Red Line March 2021
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Independent Medical Examinations
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Commission News
Below the Red Line February 2021
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Recouping Your Section 5(b) Lien: Is the Employer Subject to Discovery in the Third-Party Claim?
Below the Red Line January 2021
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COVID-19 Vaccines & Employee Injury: Is There a Compensable Workers' Compensation Claim
Workers' Compensation E-Clips
Below the Red Line December 2020
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Previous Non-Precedential 23(b) Decisions Can be Cited as Persuasive Source Beginning in 2021
Below the Red Line November 2020
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First Report of Injury: Timing, filing requirements, and best practices
Below the Red Line October 2020
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When the Employer is the Last to Know: Is Lack of Timely Notice a Viable Defense?
Below the Red Line September 2020
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McAllister v. IWCC: The Supreme Court Provides An "Arising Out Of" Test
Below the Red Line August 2020
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Navigating an Amputation Rate Calculation
Below the Red Line July 2020
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Commission Finds Vocational Rehab Assessment Must Be Prepared by Counselor of Respondent's Choice
Below the Red Line June 2020
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Can a Traveling Employee Injured During Lunch be Found Compensable?
Below the Red Line May 2020
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Illinois v. Missouri: Employee Falls At and Away from Employer’s Premises
Below the Red Line April 2020
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Emergency Rule Approved By IWCC Regarding COVID-19 Diagnosis For “Essential” Employees
Below the Red Line March 2020
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Defending Claims in the Age of COVID-19
Below the Red Line February 2020
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"I'm filing for penalties and fees, and the arbitrator isn't going to be happy with you!"
Below the Red Line January 2020
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Personal Injury Firm Settles with Gov't. for Failure to Reimburse Conditional Payments to Medicare
Below the Red Line December 2019
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Cannabis Trailer Bill Enlightening for Employers
Below the Red Line November 2019
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Is the Respondent Required to Pay PPD Awards in a Lump Sum?
Below the Red Line October 2019
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IL Supreme Court granted the Rule 315(a) Petition for Leave to Appeal in McAllister case
Below the Red Line September 2019
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New Commissioner Appointed
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TTD Overpayments as a Credit Against PPD Awards
Below the Red Line August 2019
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Risky Business - Consequences of Non-Compliance
Below the Red Line July 2019
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Overview of the 2018 Annual Report
Below the Red Line June 2019
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Dual Capacity Doctrine
Below the Red Line May 2019
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"Arising Out Of" and the Performance of Everyday Activities: A Solution or More Confusion?
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New Legislation
Below the Red Line April 2019
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A Word From The Practice Chair
Below the Red Line March 2019
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New Commission Appointments
Below the Red Line February 2019
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Fall While Using Stairs at Work Found Non-Compensable Under Neutral Risk Analysis
Below the Red Line January 2019
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Snow and Ice as a Per Se Hazardous Condition?
Below the Red Line December 2018
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Revisiting the Concept of Independent Contractors
Below the Red Line November 2018
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To Submit Or Not Submit An MSA – That Is The Question?
Below the Red Line October 2018
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Craig Young Becomes New Managing Heyl Royster Partner
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Dana Hughes Manages Peoria Workers’ Compensation
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Appellate Court Rejects Request to Abandon Intervening Act Theory
Below the Red Line September 2018
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Can a Light Duty Program for Work Comp Claimants Create a Duty to Accommodate Under the ADA?
Below the Red Line August 2018
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Finding the Path after Pathfinder
Below the Red Line July 2018
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Andrew (AJ) Sheehan Joins Our Springfield Office
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Co-Worker Immunity in the Context of the Employer Controlled Commute
Below the Red Line June 2018
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How to Handle a 5(b) Lien
Below the Red Line May 2018
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A Word from our St. Louis Office
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Medicos Pain and Surgical Specialists, S.C. v. Travelers Indem. Co. of America
Below the Red Line March 2018
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The Year in Review
Below the Red Line February 2018
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App. Ct. Holds that Section 19(n) Interest Applies Until Commission Decision is Reduced to Judgement
Below the Red Line January 2018
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App. Court Clarifies Section 8(a) Where Medical Expenses Are Paid at a Negotiated Rate
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Workers’ Compensation Panel Assigned New Justice
Below the Red Line December 2017
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Effectively Using Utilization Review (UR) Reports in Your Case
Below the Red Line October 2017
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Paying Temporary Total Disability Benefits After Retirement?
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Workers’ Compensation Commission Update
Below the Red Line September 2017
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Appellate Court Issues Employer-Favorable Decision in Slip and Fall on Rain-Soaked Pavement Case
Below the Red Line August 2017
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Wage Differential vs. “Loss of Occupation” Claims
Below the Red Line July 2017
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Appellate Court Clarifies Interstate Scaffolding’s Application to Terminated Employees
Below the Red Line June 2017
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Antonacci to Manage Firm's Chicago Workers' Compensation Practice
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Fireman's Heart Attack Claim Fails
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Wage Differentials and the Challenge to find Suitable Employment
Below the Red Line April 2017
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Workers’ Compensation Claims and Subrogation
Below the Red Line Special Edition 2016
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Legislative Review
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The Year In Review – 2016
Below the Red Line February 2017
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A Primer on Credits
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Other News
Below the Red Line December 2016
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High Court Denies Leave to Appeal in AMA Rating Report Case: What This Means for Your Claims
Below the Red Line October 2016
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CMS Lowers SCHIP Reporting Threshold for Workers’ Compensation Cases
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Traveling Employee Doctrine Does Not Encompass Travel “To and From” Normal Workplace
Below the Red Line August 2016
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New Case On PPD Presents Opportunity For Misunderstandings
Below the Red Line April 2016
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Don't Pay That High Interest Rate!
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Recent Appellate Victories
Below the Red Line March 2016
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Wage Differential Without a Change in Wages?
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Firm Workers' Compensation Activities and Victories