Administrator Loses Comp Defense Battle With AG Madigan

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the director of the state Department of Central Management Services could not disqualify the state attorney general from defending the state against a comp claim filed by a worker claiming to be a state employee. Case: Hoffman v. Madigan, No. 4-16-0392, 06/22/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Stephanie Yencer-Price worked as a personal assistant providing in-home care to individuals with disabilities through a program run by the Department of Human Services. After allegedly sustaining injuries while at work, Yencer-Price filed a comp c...