Judge Dismisses CMS Suit Against AG for Failing to Defend Comp Claims

A county judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration against state Attorney General Lisa Madigan alleging that Madigan's office had failed to perform its duty to defend the state against workers' compensation claims filed by home care workers, the Illinois Policy Institute reported Friday. Department of Central Management Services Director Tom Tyrrell contends in the suit that state law is clear that home care assistants who are assigned to private households under the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act are not employees of the state. Ho...