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Personal Injury

Customer alleges Club Fitness trainer caused injuries from overexertion

A woman is suing Club Fitness and one of its trainers after she was allegedly hospitalized for a week due to overexertion. Nhydia Walker filed the complaint Jan. 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Club Fitness Inc., CF of Fairview Heights LLC, Dynamic Fitness Management, and Dominick Young, alleging negligence. According to the complaint, Walker claims she went…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 3, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Indiana House passes bill modifying comp timelines

The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Tuesday to modify several workers compensation timelines. S.B. 269, which also unanimously passed the Senate in late January, would require workers compensation insurer or the employer of the injured worker to file report of payment of compensation for claims with the state’s workers compensation board within 14 days. Current law allows for…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 2, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Comp pays more than group health for comparable injuries: NCCI

Workers compensation pays more than group health to treat comparable injuries, according to a new study comparing costs for treating various injuries in 27 states. The Boca Raton, Florida-based National Council on Workers Compensation analyzed data on 12 different common workers compensation medical conditions going back 10 years and compared the prices and quantity of care with the same injuries…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
March 2, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Does IL workers’ comp law trump biometrics class actions over fingerprint scans? Appeals court poised to answer

As a growing number of plaintiffs’ lawyers use an Illinois biometrics privacy law to target Illinois employers with potentially crippling class actions, a state appellate court will soon weigh in on whether the state's workers' compensation law can be used to punch out the widening field of lawsuits. A decision on the question could have potentially huge ramifications for the…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 25, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Lawmakers consider comp for first responders with PTSD

Lawmakers in Illinois are considering workers compensation legislation that would provide workers compensation to first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. H.B. 5569 was sent to the rules committee on Tuesday and would amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act and the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act and apply to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Lawmakers on Tuesday also introduced H.B.…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 24, 2020
Workers' Compensation

Agency reports 2020 comp legislative trends similar to 2019

Tracking more than 500 pieces of comp-related legislation so far in 2020, the National Council for Compensation Insurance on Wednesday reported that this year’s “legislative trends and hot topics look very similar to 2019,” with workers compensation for first responders, medical marijuana and independent contractors remaining key issues. Bills affecting workers compensation for first responders are making headway among lawmakers,…
Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC
February 19, 2020

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