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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5792 Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 820 ILCS 305/25.8 new | | 820 ILCS 310/18.5 new | |
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Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Requires an employer to file a statement with the Workers' Compensation Commission regarding compliance with those Acts when terminating an injured employee.
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| | HB5792 | | LRB098 18886 JLS 54032 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 25.8 as follows:
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| 6 | | (820 ILCS 305/25.8 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25.8. Termination of injured employee; notice to |
| 8 | | Commission. An employer that seeks to terminate an employee who |
| 9 | | has been injured and is covered under this Act must file a |
| 10 | | statement with the Commission documenting that all claims made |
| 11 | | by the employee under this Act have been settled and that the |
| 12 | | employee's right to be made whole has not been violated. The |
| 13 | | statement must also document, if applicable, that the employee |
| 14 | | has received all compensation, awards, and other remedies |
| 15 | | available as a consequence of the injury. The statement shall |
| 16 | | be filed before the termination.
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| 17 | | Section 10. The Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is |
| 18 | | amended by adding Section 18.5 as follows:
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| 19 | | (820 ILCS 310/18.5 new) |
| 20 | | Sec. 18.5. Termination of injured employee; notice to |
| 21 | | Commission. An employer that seeks to terminate an employee |