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"Under the state's workers' compensation law, employees agree not to sue employers over workplace injuries. In return, employers pay into an insurance fund that distributes financial awards if an arbitrator rules in the employee's favor.
Business groups have pushed for the changes saying the cost of workers' compensation, combined with the state's recent income tax increase, was hurting their bottom line. The move gained steam after Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., one of the state's largest private employers, said other states were trying to lure them out of state.
Under Bradley's measure, employees would be required to sue for damages in circuit court if they think a workplace injury has caused pain and suffering or loss of income"
Illinois House votes to kill workers' comp
Business groups have pushed for the changes saying the cost of workers' compensation, combined with the state's recent income tax increase, was hurting their bottom line. The move gained steam after Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., one of the state's largest private employers, said other states were trying to lure them out of state.
Under Bradley's measure, employees would be required to sue for damages in circuit court if they think a workplace injury has caused pain and suffering or loss of income"
Illinois House votes to kill workers' comp