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Bill Status of HB3739 98th General Assembly

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Short Description: WORKERS COMP-ARM-SHOULDER-COMP

House Sponsors
Rep. Dwight Kay

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 305/8

from Ch. 48, par. 138.8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
11/5/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay
11/5/2013	House	First Reading
11/5/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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