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Chapter 1 — Basic Aspects of the Workers' Compensation Act - Chapter 2 — Employer-Employee Problems
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I. Employer and Employee Defined - II. Common Problems in Determining Whether an Employer-Employee Relationship Exists
- [2.3] Independent Contractor
- [2.4] Loaned or Borrowed Servant
- [2.5] Joint Employee
- [2.6] Concurrent Employment
- [2.7] Volunteers and Payment by Third Parties
- [2.8] Corporate Officers
- [2.9] Parent and Subsidiary Corporations
- [2.10] Partners
- [2.11] Minors
- [2.12] Volunteer Firefighters, Police Officers, and Municipal Firefighters
- [2.13] Aliens
- [2.14] Domestics and Agricultural Workers
- [2.15] Jurors
- [2.16] Liability of Employer in Dual Capacity
- [2.17] Duration of the Employment Relationship
- III. Conflict of Laws Between States
- IV. [2.21] The Employer’s Rights and Obligations Under the Revised Compensation Act
- V. [2.22] The Employee Classification Act
- Chapter 3 — What Is an Accident? Arising Out Of
- I. [3.1] General Principles of “Arising Out Of”
- II. Repetitive Trauma
- III. [3.4] The Employment Must Be a Causative Factor
- IV. [3.5] Psychological Disabilities
- V. [3.6] Vascular Problems — Heart Attack, Stroke, Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, and Thrombophlebitis
- VI. [3.7] Suicide
- VII. [3.8] Heat and Cold
- VIII. [3.9] Lightning, Tornadoes, and Windstorms
- IX. [3.10] Idiopathic and Unexplained Falls
- X. Preexisting Injuries and Diseases
- XI. [3.13] Risks Purely Personal and Unrelated to the Work
- XII. [3.18] Injury Resulting from a Weakened Condition Following a Compensable Injury
- XIII. [3.19] Appendix — List of Cases on Heart Attack, Stroke, Aneurysm, and Pulmonary Embolism
- Chapter 4 — What Is an Accident? In the Course Of
- I. [4.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [4.2] Going to and Coming from Work
- [4.3] On the Premises
- [4.4] Parking Lots: Injuries Involving Vehicles
- [4.5] Parking Lots: Injuries Involving Condition of Parking Lot
- [4.6] Within the Company’s Building
- [4.7] Lunch on Company Premises
- [4.8] Lunch off Company Premises
- [4.9] Location When and Where General Public Would Not Be
- [4.10] Extension of Company Premises
- [4.11] Adjoining Streets and Walks
- [4.12] Public Parking Lots
- [4.13] Routes Leading to Company Premises
- [4.14] Employment Requiring Travel
- Deviation
- [4.15] Departure from Course of Employment
- [4.16] Unreasonable Risk Without Employer’s Acquiescence
- [4.17] Voluntary Acts — “Good Samaritan” Doctrine
- [4.18] Intoxication of Employee
- [4.19] Intoxication While Operating an Automobile
- [4.20] Intoxication Not Involving an Automobile
- [4.21] Transportation to and from Work Arranged or Designated by Employer
- III. [4.22] Medical Treatment Prescribed by Employer’s Physician
- IV. Recreational Activities
- Chapter 5 — Procedure, Appeals, and Special Remedies
- I. Introduction
- II. Preliminary Procedural Considerations
- III. Pretrial Procedure
- IV. Arbitration Procedure
- V. Review Procedure
- VI. Appellate Procedure
- [5.30] In General
- Appeal to Circuit Court
- [5.31] Venue
- [5.32] Parties
- Perfecting the Appeal
- [5.33] Limitations
- [5.34] Request for Summons
- [5.35] Form of Summons
- [5.36] Bond
- [5.37] Receipt for Costs
- [5.38] Filing Fees
- [5.39] Appearance
- [5.40] Hearing — Scope of Review
- [5.41] Decision of Circuit Court
- [5.42] Appeal from Circuit Court
- VII. Special Remedies
- Expedited and Emergency Hearings
- [5.43] Overview
- [5.44] Section 19(b) Procedure
- [5.45] Section 19(b-1) Procedure
- [5.46] Petition for Emergency Hearing
- [5.47] Response to Petition
- [5.48] Hearings and Adjudication
- [5.49] Service of Documents
- [5.50] Suspension of Compensation — Section 19(d)
- Assessment of Penalties and Attorneys’ Fees
- [5.51] Overview
- [5.52] Sections 19(l) and 19(k-1) — Delay in Payment of Temporary Total Compensation
- [5.53] Section 19(k) — Delay in Payment of an Award
- [5.54] Arbitrator’s Authority To Assess Penalties
- [5.55] Assessment Based on Conduct Prior to Adjudication of Liability
- [5.56] Amount Payable
- [5.57] Medical Expenses Treated as Compensation
- [5.58] Standards for Assessment
- [5.59] Section 16 — Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
- [5.60] Review of Prior Award — Section 19(h)
- [5.61] Permanency
- [5.62] Temporary Total
- [5.63] Time Limitations
- [5.64] Procedure
- [5.65] Reimbursement for Medical Expenses — Section 8(a)
- [5.66] Judgment on Award — Section 19(g)
- Chapter 6 — Interim Benefits: Temporary Total Disability, Medical, and Rehabilitation
- I. [6.1] Introduction and Scope of Chapter
- II. Rate of Compensation
- Wages
- [6.2] Calculation of a Claimant’s Average Weekly Wage
- [6.3] Full Employment in 52 Weeks Prior to Accident
- [6.4] When Employee Does Not Earn in Every Week in 52 Weeks Preceding Accident
- [6.5] Seasonal Employees
- [6.6] Exclusion of Overtime and Workweeks That Are Not Regularly 40 Hours
- [6.7] Vacation Pay
- [6.8] Concurrent Employment by Two or More Employers
- [6.9] Occupational Diseases
- [6.10] Calculation of Rate
- III. Temporary Total Disability
- [6.11] General Entitlement to Temporary Total Disability Compensation
- [6.12] Each §19(b) Petition Is “Separate and Distinct”
- [6.13] Law of the Case Doctrine and §19(b) for Temporary Total Disability
- Failure To Cooperate with Rehabilitation Efforts and Removal from the Workforce by Volitional Act of Employee
- [6.14] Failure To Cooperate with Rehabilitation Efforts
- [6.15] Volitional Acts Removing Employee from Workforce
- [6.16] Entitlement to Temporary Total Disability Even After Medical Treatment Has Ceased and When “Occasional” as Opposed to “Continuous” Wages Are Earned
- [6.17] Temporary Total Disability with Social Security Benefits and Unemployment Benefit Offsets
- [6.18] Temporary Total Disability After an Award for Permanency
- [6.19] Maintenance Under §8(a) and Temporary Partial Disability
- IV. [6.20] Medical Treatment
- [6.21] Choice of Medical Treatment
- [6.22] Unsanitary or Injurious Practices and “Unreasonable Delay” in Choosing a Prescribed Course of Care
- [6.23] Payment for Incidental Medical Cost
- [6.24] Prospective Medical Care
- [6.25] Medical Fee Schedule
- [6.26] Utilization Review
- [6.27] Prohibition of Balance Billing
- V. [6.28] Vocational Rehabilitation
- Factors To Determine When Vocational Rehabilitation Is Required
- [6.29] Parties in Agreement as to a Course of Vocational Rehabilitation
- [6.30] Parties Not in Agreement as to a Course of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Obligations
- [6.31] Commission’s Obligations
- [6.32] Petitioner’s Obligations
- [6.33] Employer’s Obligations
- [6.34] Maintenance
- [6.35] Certification of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
- Other Issues
- [6.36] Waiver
- [6.37] Section 5 Lien
- [6.38] Section 19(b-1) Hearings — Lack of Jurisdiction
- [6.39] Interlocutory Appeals
- [6.40] Sham Job Offer
- [6.41] Petitioner’s Retention of Own Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
- [6.42] Section 8(j) Credits for Temporary Total Disability
- [6.43] Medical Bills Incurred and “Law of the Case” Doctrine
- Chapter 7 — Social Security Disability Offsets
- I. [7.1] Introduction
- II. [7.2] Statutory Basis for the Offset
- III. Calculation of the Offset
- IV. Duration of the Offset
- V. Minimizing the Offset
- VI. Contract Language
- VII. [7.19] Taxation Considerations
- VIII. [7.20] Trial or Settlement Considerations
- IX. Other Considerations
- X. [7.24] Conclusion
- XI. [7.25] Appendix — Internet Resources
- Chapter 8 — Disability Evaluation
- I. [8.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. Amendments to Workers’ Compensation Act
- III. Preliminary Considerations
- [8.5] Finding a Theory for the Case
- [8.6] Importance of Medical Preparation
- [8.7] Objective Conditions or Symptoms
- [8.8] Subjective Conditions or Symptoms
- [8.9] What Is Permanence?
- [8.10] Where To Find the Law
- [8.11] Statutory Requirement of Publication of Commission Decisions
- [8.12] Importance of Published Decisions
- [8.13] Access to Commission Decisions
- [8.14] Description of Commission Decisions
- [8.15] Factors Indicative of Disability
- [8.16] Commission Decisions Are Guidelines
- IV. [8.17] Types of Permanent Disability
- [8.18] Disfigurement
- [8.19] Permanent Partial Disability; Income Loss/Wage Loss
- [8.20] Establishing Entitlement to Income Loss/Wage Loss
- [8.21] Wage Differential Calculations
- [8.22] Person as a Whole or Whole Person
- [8.23] Vertebral, Skull, and Facial Bone Fractures; Removal of Kidney, Spleen, or Lung
- [8.24] What Constitutes Loss of a Lung?
- [8.25] Hernia
- [8.26] Introduction to Specific Loss
- [8.27] Multiple Injuries to Single Member
- [8.28] Hand or Finger and Other Specific Loss Problems
- [8.29] Amputations
- [8.30] Loss of Hearing
- [8.31] Loss of Testicle
- [8.32] Eye Injuries
- [8.33] Foot Injuries
- [8.34] Recovery for Specific Loss and Person as a Whole Due to Single Accident
- [8.35] Credit for Prior Injury
- [8.36] Death of Employee After Accident
- [8.37] Some Tips in Evaluating the Case
- [8.38] Permanent Total Disability
- [8.39] Specific Permanent Total Disability
- Nonspecific Permanent Total Disability
- [8.40] What Is a Nonspecific Total Disability?
- [8.41] Type of Proof Required
- [8.42] Burden of Proof; Odd-Lot Category
- [8.43] Factors Indicative of Total Disability
- [8.44] Subsequent Employment
- [8.45] Value of a Permanent Total Disability Award
- [8.46] Statutory Permanent Total Disability Award with Additional Specific Loss
- [8.47] Checklist for Permanent Total Disability Cases
- [8.48] Duration of Payments; Compensation Rate Adjustment Fund
- [8.49] Second Injury Fund or Special Fund
- Chapter 9 — Fatal Cases
- I. Scope of Chapter
- II. Eligibility
- [9.7] Eligible Family and Dependents
- [9.8] Dependents of Workers Covered by Exclusivity Provisions of Other Statutes
- [9.9] Widows, Widowers, and Certain Children
- [9.10] Surviving Spouse
- [9.11] Children
- [9.12] Parents Totally Dependent
- [9.13] Children and Parents Partially Dependent
- [9.14] Grandparents, Grandchildren, and Collateral Heirs
- [9.15] Determination of Dependency
- [9.16] Total Dependency
- [9.17] Partial Dependency
- [9.18] In Any Manner Dependent
- [9.19] Alien Dependents Residing Abroad
- [9.20] Payment to Beneficiaries
- [9.21] Exclusive Remedy/Nondependent Next of Kin
- [9.22] Benefits Accrued Before Death
- III. Benefits
- [9.23] Computation of Benefits
- [9.24] Automatic Adjustment
- [9.25] Medical and Burial Expenses
- [9.26] Partial Lump Sum
- [9.27] Illegally Employed Minors
- [9.28] Attorneys’ Fees
- [9.29] Violation of Health and Safety Standards
- [9.30] Credit for Life Insurance
- [9.31] Occupational Diseases
- [9.32] Commission Decisions
- Arising Out of and in the Course of Employment/Causal Connection
- [9.33] Cancer
- [9.34] Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis
- [9.35] Cerebral Hemorrhage/Stroke
- [9.36] Drug Overdose
- [9.37] Embolism
- [9.38] Fall
- [9.39] Heart
- [9.40] Homicide
- [9.41] Suicide
- [9.42] Toxic Shock Syndrome
- [9.43] Vehicular Accident
- [9.44] Deep Vein Thrombosis
- [9.45] Dependents
- [9.46] Statute of Limitations
- Benefits
- [9.47] Applicable Version
- [9.48] Rate Adjustment Fund
- Chapter 10 — Occupational Diseases
- I. [10.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. Elements of an Occupational Diseases Act Claim
- Disease
- [10.2] Definition
- [10.3] Mental Disease
- [10.4] Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Exposure
- [10.5] In General
- [10.6] Presumptions for Select Occupations
- [10.7] Notice
- [10.8] Causation
- [10.9] Causation of Disease
- [10.10] Causation of a Condition of Ill-Being
- [10.11] Nature and Extent
- [10.12] Timely Filing and Timely Disablement: Limitations and Repose Provisions
- [10.13] Calculation of Compensation
- [10.14] Hearing Loss
- [10.15] Autopsy Issues in Silica- or Asbestos-Related Deaths
- [10.16] Settlement Concerns
- [10.17] Abatement of Survivor Claims
- Chapter 11 — Third-Party Recovery and Subrogation
- I. Introduction
- II. Third-Party Rights of Action and Rights of Action Against the Employer
- [11.3] The Workers’ Compensation Act as an Exclusive Remedy
- [11.4] Intentional Torts
- [11.5] Non-Compensable Claims No Bar to Tort Action
- [11.6] Illegally Employed Minors
- [11.7] Dual-Persona Doctrine (Dual Capacity)
- [11.8] Direct Participant Liability
- [11.9] Employer and Agents Excessive Conduct
- [11.10] Hedging the Bet
- [11.11] Suits Against a Statutory “Employer”
- [11.12] Suits Against “Loaning” and “Borrowing” Employers
- [11.13] Suits Against Former Employers
- [11.14] Retaliatory Discharge
- Claims for Contribution from the Employer and Co-Employees
- [11.15] Tort Defendant’s Right to Contribution from the Employer and Co-Employees
- [11.16] Employer’s Right To Settle Directly with the Employee, in Tort, and Dismiss a Pending Contribution Action
- III. The Employer’s Right to Subrogation and the Compensation Lien
- [11.17] In General
- [11.18] Reduction of the Lien by Law and Lien Waivers
- [11.19] Exceptions to the Lien
- [11.20] Spouse’s Claim for Loss of Consortium
- [11.21] Subsequent Injuries
- [11.22] Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Involving Company Vehicles
- [11.23] Legal Malpractice Claims
- [11.24] Computing Reimbursement and Attorneys’ Fees
- [11.25] Guidelines for Credit and Attorneys’ Fees When Future Payments Are Due
- IV. Practical Considerations
- Chapter 12 — Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
- I. Medicare as a Secondary Payer
- II. [12.6] Classes of Cases Requiring Consultation with Medicare
- III. Exceptions and Special Situations
- [12.11] Settlement Prior to CMS Approval
- [12.12] Accepted Cases Without Compensation for Future Medical
- [12.13] Disputed Cases
- [12.14] Waiver of Medicare by the Workers’ Compensation Settlement Contract
- [12.15] Up-Front Settlement Instead of Set-Aside Arrangement
- [12.16] Third-Party Claims
- [12.17] Coverage Through Group Health Plans, Managed Care Plans, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- IV. Set-Aside Arrangements
- V. [12.24] Failure To Comply — Enforcement
- VI. [12.25] Caselaw
- VII. [12.26] Medicare Contacts
- VIII. [12.27] Conclusion
- Chapter 13 — Trial Preparation — Petitioner's Viewpoint
- I. Introduction
- II. Conference with Client
- [13.3] Purpose of Conference
- [13.4] Issues To Focus on During the Conference
- [13.5] Employee-Employer Relationship
- [13.6] Accident
- [13.7] Notice
- [13.8] Causal Connection
- [13.9] Average Weekly Wage
- [13.10] Marital Status/Number of Dependents
- [13.11] Unpaid Medical Bills
- [13.12] Temporary Total Disability, Temporary Partial Disability, Maintenance
- [13.13] Credit for Respondent
- [13.14] Nature and Extent
- [13.15] Penalties and Attorneys’ Fees
- III. Medical Investigation
- IV. Medical Evaluation Examination
- V. Wage Investigation
- VI. Final Trial Preparation
- Attorney’s Preparation
- [13.27] Organization of Trial File
- [13.28] Abstracting the File
- [13.29] Preparation of Trial Exhibits
- [13.30] Wage Records
- [13.31] Medical Records
- [13.32] Medical Bills
- [13.33] Medical Reports
- [13.34] Vocational Records
- [13.35] Additional Exhibits
- [13.36] Medical Research
- [13.37] Evaluation of the Claim
- [13.38] Letter to Respondent’s Attorney
- [13.39] Meeting with Respondent’s Attorney
- [13.40] Proposed Decision
- [13.41] Preparing Client for Trial — The Pretrial Conference
- Chapter 14 — Trial Preparation — Respondent's Viewpoint
- I. [14.1] Introduction
- II. [14.2] Procedures Before the Commission
- III. [14.3] Construction of the Act and Burden of Proof
- IV. [14.4] Discovery and Pretrial Preparation
- [14.5] Occurrence and Fact Witnesses and Employer’s Representative
- [14.6] Medical Records and Testimony
- [14.7] Treating Records
- [14.8] Other Medical Records
- [14.9] Medical Witnesses
- [14.10] Utilization Review Experts
- [14.11] Other Experts
- [14.12] Employment Records
- [14.13] Activity Check; Surveillance
- [14.14] Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
- V. [14.15] Proceedings Under §19(b-1)
- VI. [14.16] Rules of Evidence
- VII. [14.17] Stipulation Sheet
- [14.18] Operating Under the Act; Employer-Employee Relationship
- [14.19] Accident
- [14.20] Notice
- [14.21] Causal Connection
- [14.22] Earnings; Average Weekly Wage
- [14.23] Dependents
- [14.24] Medical Expenses; §8(j) Credit for Group Medical Benefits
- [14.25] Temporary Total Disability, Temporary Partial Disability, and Maintenance Benefits
- [14.26] Compensation Paid; §8(j) Credit
- [14.27] Nature and Extent of the Injury
- [14.28] Penalties
- [14.29] Former Petition for Attorneys’ Fees
- [14.30] Other Issues
- [14.31] Stenographic Stipulation
- [14.32] Written Decision
- VIII. [14.33] Conclusion
- Chapter 15 — Workers' Compensation Retaliatory Discharge
- I. Introduction
- II. The History of Retaliatory Discharge in Workers’ Compensation Law and Its Development
- III. [15.7] The Requirements for Establishing a Retaliatory Discharge for the Exercise of Rights Under the Workers’ Compensation Act
- [15.8] The Element of Employment
- [15.9] The Element of Exercising a Right Granted by the Act
- [15.10] The Element of Discharge and Causal Connection
- [15.11] Analysis of Discharge
- [15.12] The Distinctions Between Discharge and Failure To Rehire or Recall
- [15.13] The Causal Connection Requirement
- [15.14] Nondiscriminatory Reasons for Discharge
- IV. Litigation Issues
- [15.15] The Burden of Proof
- [15.16] The Defendant
- [15.17] Pleading the Cause of Action
- [15.18] Answer and Affirmative Defenses
- [15.19] Involuntary Dismissal and Summary Judgment
- [15.20] Motions for a Directed Verdict, Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, and a New Trial
- [15.21] Damages
- [15.22] Jury Instructions
- [15.23] Statutes of Limitations
- [15.24] Jurisdiction
- [15.25] Res Judicata
- [15.26] Federal Preemption
- [15.27] Choice of Forum
- V. [15.28] The Interrelationship with Federal Laws and Other Common-Law Causes of Action
- VI. [15.32] Limiting the Liability
- VII. [15.38] Insurance Coverage
- List of Forms
- Index
- Table of Cases
- Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, has been a faculty member at annual IICLE® workers’ compensation seminars, and is the author of the monthly workers’ compensation column for IICLE®’s FLASHPOINTS. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Basile received his B.S. from St. Louis University and his J.D. with distinction from The John Marshall Law School.
- John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, concentrating his practice in workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Bergin received his B.A. and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
- James F. Black
James F. Black
James F. Black is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Black received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
- James R. Clune
James R. Clune
James R. Clune is a Partner and Shareholder of Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chartered, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He was a copresenter of the Analysis of a Workers’ Compensation Trial with the Risk & Employee Benefits Expo and has presented on workers’ compensation at the National Business Institute Seminar and the Annual Workers’ Compensation Law Institute. He is listed in the Leading Lawyers Network. He is a member of the Illinois State and Florida Bar Associations and is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Clune received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
- Harold B. Culley, Jr.
Harold B. Culley, Jr.
No bio available.
- Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries is a Shareholder of Wiedner & McAuliffe in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Doerries received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Brad A. Elward
Brad A. Elward
Brad A. Elward, Peoria, concentrates in appellate cases and workers’ compensation. He is a Past President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Elward received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
- Martha A. Garcia
Martha A. Garcia
Martha A. Garcia is a Partner with Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson & Bareck in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in workers’ compensation law. She is a past administrator with the Illinois Nurses Association, where she represented nurses in labor relations and collective bargaining. Ms. Garcia has lectured and published articles on the Americans with Disabilities Act for the Practising Law Institute and has lectured on labor law and workers’ compensation topics. She is also an adjunct professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Past Chair of both the Chicago Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Employment Law Committee. She is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers Workers’ Compensation Committee, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, and the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. Ms. Garcia received her nursing diploma from Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, her B.S. from Northwestern University, and her J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan is a Partner at Hanagan & McGovern PC in Mount Vernon, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and defective products liability law. He is a Past President of the Jefferson County Bar Association, a past member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Illinois American Inn of Court, and a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois Law and Justice Foundation. Mr. Hanagan received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Legal Ethics.
- Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson is a Partner at Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Johnson received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
- Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where she concentrates in workers’ compensation and social security disability. She is a board member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. Ms. Jones received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
- Patrick M. Keefe
Patrick M. Keefe
Patrick M. Keefe is a Partner at Keefe & DePauli, P.C., in Fairview Heights, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He has been an author and lecturer for IICLE®, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the Workers’ Compensation Claims Association. He is a member of the St. Clair County, Illinois State, and Missouri State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, completed coursework towards an M.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
- Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper is an Attorney at Dworkin & Maciariello, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates in representing injured employees in their workers’ compensation claims. Ms. Kleper has spoken for IICLE®, the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the American Academy of Disability Physicians, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Kleper received her B.A. magna cum laude from Brandeis University and her J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law.
- Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter is a Member of Evans & Dixon, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Krauter attended Purdue University and received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
- Kenneth S. Lewis
Kenneth S. Lewis
No bio available.
- Peter J. Lorenz
Peter J. Lorenz
Peter J. Lorenz is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation defense. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Lorenz received his B.S. from Loyola University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and was a member of the Moot Court Board and National Political Science Honor Society.
- Pamela J. Murtaugh
Pamela J. Murtaugh
Pamela J. Murtaugh, Columbia, Illinois, has concentrated on occupational disease brief writing for over two decades. She is the coauthor of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Training Manual — A Layman’s Guide to Black Lung and has written for IICLE® since the mid-1990s. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Murtaugh received her B.A. from Southern Illinois University and her J.D. summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
- George J. Picha
George J. Picha
No bio available.
- George E. Powell
George E. Powell
No bio available.
- Brad A. Reynolds
Brad A. Reynolds
No bio available.
- James M. Voelker
James M. Voelker
No bio available.
- Frank J. Wiedner
Frank J. Wiedner
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- Bruce R. Wissore
Bruce R. Wissore
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Workers' Compensation Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2011 EDITION & 2013 SUPPLEMENT)
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