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1 | | more than one employer, the employer liable for award or its |
2 | | insurer is entitled to contributions or reimbursement from each |
3 | | of the employee's prior employers which are subject to this Act |
4 | | or their insurers for the prior employer's pro rata share of |
5 | | responsibility as determined by the Commission. The right to |
6 | | contribution or reimbursement under this Section shall not |
7 | | delay, diminish, restrict, or alter in any way the benefits to |
8 | | which the employee or his or her dependents are entitled under |
9 | | this Act.
At any time within one year after the Commission or |
10 | | the Arbitrator has made an award for benefits in connection |
11 | | with repetitive or cumulative injury, the employer liable under |
12 | | the award or its insurer may institute proceedings before the |
13 | | Commission for the purpose of determining the right of |
14 | | contribution or reimbursement. The proceeding shall not delay, |
15 | | diminish, restrict, or alter in any way the benefits to which |
16 | | the employee or his or her dependents are entitled under this |
17 | | Act, but shall be limited to a determination of the respective |
18 | | contribution or reimbursement rights and the responsibilities |
19 | | of all the employers joined in the proceeding. The employee has |
20 | | the duty of rendering reasonable cooperation in any of such |
21 | | proceeding. |
22 | | (c) No contribution or reimbursement may be sought for any |
23 | | payment of benefits more than 2 years after the employer |
24 | | seeking contribution or reimbursement has made the payment. |
25 | | (d) This Section shall apply only to injuries occurring on |
26 | | or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th |