Court Rejects Finding That Employer Knowingly Failed to Maintain Insurance

The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a determination that an employer was subject to civil liability for an employee’s alleged injury because the company was knowingly uninsured. Case: American Kitchen Delights Inc. v. IWCC (Galindo), No. 18-L-50818, 06/12/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Jonathan Galindo filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting he had suffered injuries while working for American Kitchen Delights Inc. in February 2018. Galindo’s attorney learned that AKD did not have workers’ compensation coverage on the date of the alleged acci...