Bills Address Comp Fee Schedules, Interest in Contested Claims

Illinois lawmakers are considering bills that would nix the state’s workers' compensation fee schedule in 2026 and replace it with another, and add guidelines in workers' comp code on attorney’s fee for arbitrated claims. HB 2840, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, would make existing medical fee schedules inoperative after Aug. 31, 2026, and calls on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission to establish a new medical fee schedule applicable on and after Sept. 1, 2026, in accordance with specified criteria, outlined in the bill. Such criteria in...