by Jack Epstein | Aug 27, 2013 | Illinois Workers Compensation
(820 ILCS 305/12) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.12) Sec. 12. An employee entitled to receive disability payments shall be required, if requested by the employer, to submit himself, at the expense of the employer, for examination to a duly qualified medical practitioner or...
by Jack Epstein | Aug 27, 2013 | Illinois Workers Compensation
(820 ILCS 305/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.11) Sec. 11. The compensation herein provided, together with the provisions of this Act, shall be the measure of the responsibility of any employer engaged in any of the enterprises or businesses enumerated in Section 3 of this...
by Jack Epstein | Aug 27, 2013 | Illinois Workers Compensation
(820 ILCS 305/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.10) Sec. 10. The basis for computing the compensation provided for in Sections 7 and 8 of the Act shall be as follows: The compensation shall be computed on the basis of the “Average weekly wage” which shall mean...
by Jack Epstein | Aug 27, 2013 | Illinois Workers Compensation
(820 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.9) Sec. 9. Any employer or employee or beneficiary who shall desire to have such compensation, or any unpaid part thereof, paid in a lump sum, may petition the Commission, asking that such compensation be so paid. If, upon...