Workers' compensation is emerging as a key element, and likely bargaining chip, as political leaders in Illinois try and find a way to break the state's nearly five-month budget deadlock.
Various budget proposals are circulating in the state, with two appearing this week; one from state lawmakers, the other from a well-connected political operator.
Both plans include proposals for substantive workers' compensation reform, including changes to the rules on causation of injury. That's something Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner advocated in his turnaround agenda, a reform package he...
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