Settlement of $1.0 million reached on behalf of the estate of a 71-year-old driver whose vehicle was struck by a semi-tractor trailer at...

On May 23, 2020, Senate Bill 0471 passed out of the Illinois General Assembly. The Bill was sent to Governor Pritzker on June 8, 2020,...

As we enter Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois Plan, we want our clients and friends to know that we are planning a safe reopening of our...

On June 5, 2020, Governor Pritzker signed HB 2455 into law (PA 010-0633). HB 2455 amended the Illinois Occupational Disease Act to...

On May 22, 2020, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Occupational Disease Act to include a rebuttable presumption that if...

On April 24, 2020, Judge Madonia in Sangamon County, entered a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), stopping the Illinois Workers’...

On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission enacted an Emergency Amendment to the Rules Governing Practice Before...

Last week, we advised that the Courts, including the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission had enacted closures, except in emergency...

We are acutely aware of what is going on right now in our communities. You are on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, and we...

We have received notification that the Workers’ Compensation Commission, along with the Cook County Circuit Court and a number of other...

January 9, 2015 was designated the 1st Annual National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD). The attorneys and staff at Ridge & Downes...

A look at social networking and how it changes the way an employer can spy on injured workers. For years insurance companies have hired...