(820 ILCS 305/21) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.21)
Sec. 21.
No payment, claim, award or decision under this Act shall be
assignable or subject to any lien, attachment or garnishment, or be held
liable in any way for any lien, debt, penalty or damages, except the beneficiary
or beneficiaries of a deceased employee who was a member or annuitant under
Article 14 of the "Illinois Pension Code" may assign any benefits payable
under this Act to the State Employees' Retirement System. The
compensation allowed by any award or decision of the Commission shall be
entitled to a preference over the unsecured debts of the employer, wages
excepted, contracted after the date of the injury to an employee. A
decision or award of the Commission against an employer for compensation
under this Act, or a written agreement by an employer to pay such
compensation shall, upon the filing of a certified copy of the decision
or said agreement, as the case may be, with the recorder of the
county, constitute a lien upon all property of the employer within the
county, paramount to all other claims or liens, except mortgages, trust
deeds, or for wages or taxes. Such liens may be enforced in the manner
provided for the foreclosure of mortgages under the laws of this State.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
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