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90_HB0634
820 ILCS 305/26 from Ch. 48, par. 138.26
820 ILCS 305/26.1 new
820 ILCS 310/20 from Ch. 48, par. 172.55
820 ILCS 310/20.1 new
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and Workers'
Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any person who, by
false statement, willful misrepresentation, or other
fraudulent device, obtains or attempts to obtain any payment
or benefit to which the person is not entitled or delays or
denies or attempts to delay or deny any payment or benefit to
which a claimant is entitled, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Workers' Compensation Act and
2 Workers' Occupational Diseases Act in relation to penalties
3 for certain conduct.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
7 changing Section 26 and adding Section 26.1 as follows:
8 (820 ILCS 305/26) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.26)
9 Sec. 26. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any
10 wilful neglect, refusal or failure to do the things required
11 to be done by any section, clause or provision of this Act,
12 on the part of the persons herein required to do them, or any
13 violation of any of the provisions or requirements hereof, or
14 any attempt to obstruct or interfere with any court officer,
15 or any other person charged with the duty of administering or
16 enforcing this Act, is a petty offense.
17 The Attorney General and the State's Attorney of each
18 county, upon the request of the Industrial Commission, shall
19 enforce any penalties set forth in this Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 78-255.)
21 (820 ILCS 305/26.1 new)
22 Sec. 26.1. Fraud. A person is guilty of a Class 4
23 felony if he or she, by means of any false statement, willful
24 misrepresentation, or other fraudulent device, either: (i)
25 obtains or attempts to obtain any payment or benefit under
26 this Act to which he or she is not entitled; or (ii) delays
27 or denies or attempts to delay or deny any payment or benefit
28 to which a claimant is entitled.
29 Section 10. The Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is
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1 amended by changing Section 20 and adding Section 20.1 as
2 follows:
3 (820 ILCS 310/20) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.55)
4 Sec. 20. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any
5 wilful neglect, refusal or failure to do the things required
6 to be done by any section, clause or provision of this Act,
7 on the part of the persons herein required to do them, or any
8 violation of any of the provisions or requirements hereof, or
9 any attempt to obstruct or interfere with any court officer,
10 or any other person charged with the duty of administering or
11 enforcing the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed a petty
12 offense.
13 (Source: P.A. 77-2431.)
14 (820 ILCS 310/20.1 new)
15 Sec. 20.1. Fraud. A person is guilty of a Class 4
16 felony if he or she, by means of any false statement, willful
17 misrepresentation, or other fraudulent device, either: (i)
18 obtains or attempts to obtain any payment or benefit under
19 this Act to which he or she is not entitled; or (ii) delays
20 or denies or attempts to delay or deny any payment or benefit
21 to which a claimant is entitled.