By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA memo from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan describing areas in which further workers’ compensation reform is necessary recommends lawmakers tighten the causation standard, a top priority for business and an issue that labor and trial lawyers kept out of reform discussions last year.Madigan’s memo was sent to lawmakers in response to a state auditor’s report released April 25 that criticized management of workers’ compensation claims by state employees, inconsistent awards by arbitrators, late submission of claim documents and a...
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