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Law firm sees workers' comp case as precedent-setting, but court disagrees
A court ruling a Chicago law firm argues is relevant to statewide workers' compensation cases can be used as precedent in only very specific and limited situations, the firm posted on its website recently.
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Budget error seen as opening for workers' comp reform
A $6 billion oversight in the new Illinois budget might afford Gov. Bruce Rauner the opportunity to get workers' compensation reform enacted after all, Chicago attorney Eugene O'Keefe contends.
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Law firm offers insight into workers' comp, ADA overlap
The intersection between state workers’ compensation laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be complicated, particularly when workers’ compensation complainants seek high settlements based on their inability to return to work, according to a recent article from Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCB&A).
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Lawyer applauds court that clamps down on causation claims
The Illinois Appellate Court’s Workers’ Compensation Division took a surprisingly conservative tack in determining causation in two cases related to firefighter injuries recently, a Chicago-based lawyer asserted.
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Being 'mad at the math' won't end Illinois' ongoing financial woes, attorney says
Illinois’ economy will take decades to recover from the state’s current pension and workers’ compensation obligations, to say nothing of the debts continually being added because of a significant lack of reform, according to a blistering analysis from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.
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Saving state pension system is simple math, lawyer argues
Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe says he’s frustrated by union attacks on bills that could help solve Illinois’ pension problem.
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Being 'mad at the math' won't end Illinois' ongoing financial woes, attorney says
Illinois’ economy will take decades to recover from the state’s current pension and workers’ compensation obligations, to say nothing of the debts continually being added because of a significant lack of reform, according to a blistering analysis from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.
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Workers' comp bills called all show and lots of misspent dough
Attorney Eugene Keefe thinks two workers' compensation reform bills are nothing more than part of a gimmicky trick to earn political points without addressing the real issues.
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Workers' comp fraud can't be left on back burner, law firm argues
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
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GOP compromise plan gets qualified OK from workers' comp law firm
A Chicago law firm sees pluses and minuses in the workers' compensation aspects of the GOP's "Capitol Compromise" budget package, according to its website.
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Chicago attorney sees lots of 'hooey,' little hope in General Assembly
The General Assembly’s spring session was inconsequential in terms of legislation and disastrous in terms of the state’s mounting debt, according to a statement from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.
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Workers' comp a tiny piece of puzzling priorities in Illinois, law firm argues
Illinois has a lot bigger problems to worry about than workers' compensation issues, a Chicago law firm argued recently, pointing to massive debt, business departures and taxpayers being left behind as much more pressing issues.
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Law firm offers take on study putting Illinois atop workers' comp list
Injured workers in Illinois are more likely to get a lawyer than their counterparts in 18 other states that were the focus of a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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Law firm sees workers' comp attack on three fronts
Three House bills on workers' compensation reform are misguided and will ultimately further complicate an already confused system, a Chicago law firm said recently.
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Workers' comp panel can't enforce awards, court rules
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) overstepped its purview when it attempted to enforce a workers’ compensation award, the state's First District Appellate Court ruled recently.
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Health care records called particularly vulnerable to cyber crime
Health care and workers’ compensation data are remarkably susceptible to hacking, leaving some people open to a range of identity theft crimes, the law firm of Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates warned recently.