HB5792 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB098 18886 JLS 54032 b

98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5792

Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 305/25.8 new
820 ILCS 310/18.5 new

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Requires an employer to file a statement with the Workers' Compensation Commission regarding compliance with those Acts when terminating an injured employee.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by adding Section 25.8 as follows:

(820 ILCS 305/25.8 new)

Sec. 25.8. Termination of injured employee; notice to Commission. An employer that seeks to terminate an employee who has been injured and is covered under this Act must file a statement with the Commission documenting that all claims made by the employee under this Act have been settled and that the employee's right to be made whole has not been violated. The statement must also document, if applicable, that the employee has received all compensation, awards, and other remedies available as a consequence of the injury. The statement shall be filed before the termination.

Section 10. The Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is amended by adding Section 18.5 as follows:

(820 ILCS 310/18.5 new)

Sec. 18.5. Termination of injured employee; notice to Commission. An employer that seeks to terminate an employee who has been injured and is covered under this Act must file a statement with the Commission documenting that all claims made by the employee under this Act have been settled and that the employee's right to be made whole has not been violated. The statement must also document, if applicable, that the employee has received all compensation, awards, and other remedies available as a consequence of the injury. The statement shall be filed before the termination.