WRK COMP-LEVEL OF DISABILITY Senate SponsorsSen. Bill Brady 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 305/8from Ch. 48, par. 138.8820 ILCS 305/11from Ch. 48, par. 138.11Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that permanent partial or total disability shall be certified by a physician and demonstrated by use of medically defined objective measurements, that subjective complaints shall not be considered unless supported by and clearly related to objective measurements, and that a specified publication shall be applied in determining the level of disability. Provides that temporary total disability payments shall not exceed 104 weeks if the injured employee's medical impairment rating determined as a percentage of the whole person is less than 70%. Provides that no compensation is payable if an injury was caused primarily by the intoxication of the employee or caused by the influence of alcohol or certain drugs that affected the employee to such an extent that the intoxication constituted a departure from employment, and includes provisions regarding evidence, presumptions, and other matters. Makes other changes. 2/11/2010SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady 2/11/2010SenateFirst Reading 2/11/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2010SenateAssigned to Labor 3/8/2010SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die