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Questions or more info: 773-653-3664
NO CHANGE TO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW
We need the community's attention
Some members in the Illinois Senate and in the House of
Representatives are preparing a proposals to change the Workers Compensation Law.
SB1349, SB2155 are bee presented in the
Illinois Assembly.
Currently, workers' compensation law establish about accidents on the worker’s place;
a) .- The worker has the right to choose their own doctor. This means that the injured worker receives the necessary treatment to restore its health. In Indiana there is no such right.
b) .- If in the worker health’s there is a pre-existing condition and the working conditions or the accident worsens or accelerates it the company is responsible for that.
c) .- The doctors who restore to health an injured worker in the company receive fair and reasonable fees to ensure that employees have the best care possible to regain their health.
d) .- If the accident caused a disability and their age can not continue to work the company is required to pay 2 / 3 of the difference in salary for the rest of his life.
e) .- The current law the view of "Doctor" of the company has before the court the same value as the Doctor of workers and allows the court to judge which version of different doctors is more credible, undoubtedly the most Sometimes the judge opts for the view that workers' health benefits.
The proposal to reform workers' compensation states:
a) .- Remove the option of the worker to a second opinion on his health after an accident.
b) .- Remove the possibility of a preexisting condition is aggravated by the unfavorable conditions of work in the company.
c) .- Low fees also Doctor attending to the injured person and that would mean that any Doctor would meet a person after an accident.
d) .- That if the person hurt or injured at work is close to 65 or 67 the company is only obligated to pay wage loss up to this age without taking into account that many of our employees for any reason (or have not completed the necessary credits to receive Social Security retirement or are so few contributions for wages that the retirement pension is minimal and many people prefer not to retire at the age to be)
e) .- The new law would force the judge to consider a priority or of greater value the opinion of Doctor of the company and not like this now where second opinions have the same value.
Currently, workers' compensation law establish about accidents on the worker’s place;
a) .- The worker has the right to choose their own doctor. This means that the injured worker receives the necessary treatment to restore its health. In Indiana there is no such right.
b) .- If in the worker health’s there is a pre-existing condition and the working conditions or the accident worsens or accelerates it the company is responsible for that.
c) .- The doctors who restore to health an injured worker in the company receive fair and reasonable fees to ensure that employees have the best care possible to regain their health.
d) .- If the accident caused a disability and their age can not continue to work the company is required to pay 2 / 3 of the difference in salary for the rest of his life.
e) .- The current law the view of "Doctor" of the company has before the court the same value as the Doctor of workers and allows the court to judge which version of different doctors is more credible, undoubtedly the most Sometimes the judge opts for the view that workers' health benefits.
The proposal to reform workers' compensation states:
a) .- Remove the option of the worker to a second opinion on his health after an accident.
b) .- Remove the possibility of a preexisting condition is aggravated by the unfavorable conditions of work in the company.
c) .- Low fees also Doctor attending to the injured person and that would mean that any Doctor would meet a person after an accident.
d) .- That if the person hurt or injured at work is close to 65 or 67 the company is only obligated to pay wage loss up to this age without taking into account that many of our employees for any reason (or have not completed the necessary credits to receive Social Security retirement or are so few contributions for wages that the retirement pension is minimal and many people prefer not to retire at the age to be)
e) .- The new law would force the judge to consider a priority or of greater value the opinion of Doctor of the company and not like this now where second opinions have the same value.
We, as community need to oppose
to this changes, economic issues should be not the reason to hurt poor
families.
CONTACT US CAMPAIN
“DO NOT TAKE AWAY MY RIGHTS”
CHICAGO COMMUNITY AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS
3200 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL, 60623
Martin Unzueta 773-653-3664
Pablo Hernandez 773-440-7773
Alberto Anzo 773-412-2613
Virgilio Hernández 773-426-7042
Gildardo Mercado 773-640-6737
Alex Linares 773-879-8324
CONTACT US CAMPAIN
“DO NOT TAKE AWAY MY RIGHTS”
CHICAGO COMMUNITY AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS
3200 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL, 60623
Martin Unzueta 773-653-3664
Pablo Hernandez 773-440-7773
Alberto Anzo 773-412-2613
Virgilio Hernández 773-426-7042
Gildardo Mercado 773-640-6737
Alex Linares 773-879-8324
