Bill Text: IL SB1422 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act in relation to repetitive injuries. Provides that an accidental injury that results from repetitive or cumulative trauma and occurs within 6 months after the employee begins employment shall not be considered by a workers' compensation insurer in setting rates. Provides for contribution by prior employers with respect to awards for repetitive or cumulative injuries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1422 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1422-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning employment.
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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 8.1 as follows:
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6 | (820 ILCS 305/8.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8.1. Repetitive and cumulative injuries; right of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | contribution. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Any accidental injury which results from repetitive or | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | cumulative trauma and occurs within 6 months after the employee | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | begins his or her employment shall not be considered by a | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | workers' compensation insurer in setting the premium rate for | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the employer. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) If an award is made for benefits in connection with | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | repetitive or cumulative injury resulting from employment with | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | more than one employer, the employer liable for award or its | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | insurer is entitled to contributions or reimbursement from each | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of the employee's prior employers which are subject to this Act | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | or their insurers for the prior employer's pro rata share of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | responsibility as determined by the Commission. The right to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | contribution or reimbursement under this Section shall not | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | delay, diminish, restrict, or alter in any way the benefits to | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | which the employee or his or her dependents are entitled under |
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1 | this Act. At any time within one year after the Commission or | ||||||
2 | the Arbitrator has made an award for benefits in connection | ||||||
3 | with repetitive or cumulative injury, the employer liable under | ||||||
4 | the award or its insurer may institute proceedings before the | ||||||
5 | Commission for the purpose of determining the right of | ||||||
6 | contribution or reimbursement. The proceeding shall not delay, | ||||||
7 | diminish, restrict, or alter in any way the benefits to which | ||||||
8 | the employee or his or her dependents are entitled under this | ||||||
9 | Act, but shall be limited to a determination of the respective | ||||||
10 | contribution or reimbursement rights and the responsibilities | ||||||
11 | of all the employers joined in the proceeding. The employee has | ||||||
12 | the duty of rendering reasonable cooperation in any of such | ||||||
13 | proceeding. | ||||||
14 | (c) No contribution or reimbursement may be sought for any | ||||||
15 | payment of benefits more than 2 years after the employer | ||||||
16 | seeking contribution or reimbursement has made the payment. | ||||||
17 | (d) This Section shall apply only to injuries occurring on | ||||||
18 | or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st | ||||||
19 | General Assembly. | ||||||
20 | (e) The Commission shall adopt emergency rules under | ||||||
21 | Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to | ||||||
22 | implement the provisions of this Section.
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