The Illinois Legislature is considering a Workers’ Compensation reform bill that, if passed, would severely limit injured workers’ rights to fair compensation. Our Chicago injury firm has written to all State Senators and Representatives, urging them to make any changes through the “agreed bill process,” a historically successful approach that has allowed business and labor to sit down together and negotiate, with detailed analysis and review of all proposals.

Workers’ Compensation is far too complex to make quick, sweeping changes in just a few weeks. Even the Illinois State Medical Society supports the “agreed bill” process as the best way to amend the Workers’ Compensation laws.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and other business interests are behind the measure to make radical changes quickly. We believe their proposal is impractical, unworkable and nonsensical and will result in increased litigation and disputed cases.