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HB1255 - 104th General Assembly

WORKERS COMP-PRIOR INJURY
Last Action
1/28/2025 - House: Referred to Rules Committee
House Sponsors
Rep. Dan Ugaste
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 305/8from Ch. 48, par. 138.8
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, in computing the compensation to be paid to an employee who, before the accident for which the employee claims compensation, had before that time sustained an injury resulting in a permanency award or settlement, the award or settlement shall be deducted from any award made for the subsequent injury. Provides that, if an employee received an award or settlement for a shoulder injury between 2012 and the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the award or settlement shall be converted to the appropriate number of weeks for an arm and the credit taken against any award or settlement shall be taken on the arm. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/10/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Ugaste
1/28/2025 House First Reading
1/28/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee