{"id":377,"date":"2012-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/are-further-changes-to-the-workers-compensation-system-coming\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:12","slug":"are-further-changes-to-the-workers-compensation-system-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/are-further-changes-to-the-workers-compensation-system-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Further Changes to the Workers\u2019 Compensation System Coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | February 15, 2012<\/p>\n<p>When it was revealed that Illinois had among the most expensive workers&#8217; compensation systems, employers across the state clamored for change. Most of the changes suggested would restrict the rights of <a href=\"\/workers-compensation\/\">injured workers<\/a> to obtain full compensation and see the doctor of their choosing. The reform enacted by the State of Illinois did little to protect workers, but it seems it may not have gone far enough for some. After the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. criticized the business climate in Illinois, the fate of the victims of work injuries may once again be placed in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri is currently considering massive changes to its workers&#8217; compensation system. The changes would force certain types of workplace injury claims out of the workers&#8217; comp system and into local courts. They would also cap the amount of money that could be obtained by workers in certain cases. The rights of injured workers in Illinois might be affected by laws in Indiana, Missouri and other states which make it easier for businesses to avoid covering their employees when accidents happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/are-further-changes-to-the-workers-compensation-system-coming\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Are Further Changes to the Workers\u2019 Compensation System Coming?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work Accidents | February 15, 2012 When it was revealed that Illinois had among the most expensive workers&#8217; compensation systems, employers across the state clamored for change. Most of the changes suggested would restrict the rights of injured workers to obtain full compensation and see the doctor of their choosing. The reform enacted by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-work-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are Further Changes to the Workers&#039; Compensation System Coming?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When it was revealed that Illinois had among the most expensive workers&#039; compensation systems, employers across the state ... 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