A Columbia Falls man has been order to pay nearly $46,000 in restitution for worker’s compensation fraud.
Source: Columbia Falls man pleads guilty to work comp fraud | Missoula Local News – NBCMontana.com
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The key here is that the roofing company did not have Workers’ Compensation insurance. This places the injured worker in a very bad spot. All companies must have work comp insurance in Illinois.
PONTIAC — For the clients at Futures Unlimited, a program for people with developmental disabilities, Fridays are extra special. “It’s my ‘soda’ day,” said Linda Kearns. “That’s because it’s payday.
Source: Bright future: Pontiac program buys business for disabled workers
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Great idea. Futures Unlimited has been in Pontiac for a number of years to assist people with disabilities.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has an answer to the state Capitol budget impasse: adopt five “structural reforms” that make it cheaper to do business in Illino
Source: Tort, Work Comp Reform Among Illinois Gov.’s Budget Holdouts
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The changes would make Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases harder to prove and recover benefits for injured workers.
An experienced skydiver died Friday afternoon in the Jamul area of eastern San Diego County, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Source: Skydiving instructor killed in eastern San Diego County – LA Times
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In Illinois, even employees who work hazardous jobs may be entitled to Workers’ Compensation payments for their injuries.
A worker for the City of Leland Grove died Wednesday after becoming pinned underneath a riding lawn mower.Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards said the man was pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center’s Emergency room. As of Wednesday, his name had not been released pending notification of relatives.Police were called to Outer Park Drive and Wiggins Avenue a little after 1 p.m. They found the victim underneath the lawn mower, which was in a ditch or a creek, said Leland Grove Police
Source: Man dies in apparent lawn mower accident – News – The State Journal-Register – Springfield, IL
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Terrible tragedy. This is a clear cut example of a Workers’ Compensation accident.