IWCC: HB 3390 Eliminates $62,500 Line Item from Budget

A bill recently approved by the General Assembly eliminated a $62,500 line item in the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's budget for the 2014 fiscal year.The commission posted an announcement on its website on Wednesday that the General Assembly approved House Bill 3390, by Rep. Elgie Sims, Jr., D-Chicago, and sent it to Gov. Pat Quinn for his approval. WorkCompCentral previously reported that the bill eliminated statutory language requiring the commission to create hard copies of its informational handbook and instead directs the IWCC to post the handbook on its website. On W...