SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing his efforts to protect the rights of working families across Illinois, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, recently passed legislation to expand workers’ access to the legal system in cases involving workplace illnesses that occur over...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure passed by State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, that would hold employers that avoid workers’ compensation responsibilities accountable was recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “Some jobs are just more dangerous than others....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plains, supported a property tax freeze and a package of other reforms intended to facilitate compromise with the governor on Wednesday. “Too many families have been driven to other states as a result of skyrocketing...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Local employers would receive relief from high workers’ compensation costs under legislation passed with the support of state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, establishing a non-profit workers’ compensation insurer as an alternative for...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Local workers joined state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, and labor leaders to speak out against Gov. Bruce Rauner’s effort to pad corporate profits at the expense of the middle class at a press conference on Thursday at the Rock Island County...