Supreme Court Says State Treasurer Must Post Appeals Bonds in Comp Cases

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state treasurer, as custodian of the state's Injured Workers' Benefit Fund, is not exempt from a statute that requires parties to post a bond when appealing a decision by the state Workers' Compensation Commission. Although the court acknowledged that the "practical aspects of the bond requirement" may be troublesome for the treasurer, it declined to weigh in on the "technical challenges" associated with compliance – such as the question of whether the money for the bond should come from the budgetary app...