Illinois Supreme Court rules state workers’ comp law does not preempt employee claims under privacy law
JURIST
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
The appellate court ruled similarly in 2020. Upon appeal, with several labor lawyers’ associations and local employers as amici , the Illinois Supreme Court stated that the legislative intent behind the WCA was to provide financial support to injured workers and compensability depended on the type of injury sustained.
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