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Claimant’s Conversation With Fellow Firefighter About Act 46 Cancer Presumption Was Not the Date He Became Aware of His Cancer’s...

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West Conshohocken Borough v. David Markland (WCAB); No. 1382 C.D. 2022; filed Jan. 2, 2025 - This case involved a Claim Petition filed based on an occupational disease. The claimant worked as a firefighter and filed an Act 46...more

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IWCC Establishes Emergency Rule For Certain Workers Sickened With COVID-19

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If an employee can establish a direct causal connection to its exposure to COVID-19 via its workplace, the employee may now have a valid claim for workers’ compensation coverage. On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’...more

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Rebuttable Presumption for COVID-19 Illnesses to Impact Employers Through 2022

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On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 into law, expanding access to workers’ compensation and making it easier for first responders, health care workers, and other workers who test positive for COVID-19 due to...more

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Illinois Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 Rebuttable Presumption Takes Effect

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On Friday, June 5, 2020, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0633, which amends the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act to create a rebuttable presumption that a first-responder or essential worker who contracts...more

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Illinois Adopts Sweeping Rule Presuming Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Coronavirus-Impacted Workers

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On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) issued an emergency rule creating a rebuttable presumption that first responders and other essential workers identified in Governor Pritzker’s March 20...more

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