An insider's look at workers' comp reform

Workers' comp reform legislation didn't emerge from the fall veto session. But expect reform to be front and center in the spring, Rich Hannigan reports in the latest issue of the ISBA's Workers' Compensation Law newsletter. "I was present during the election conducted in the Senate and the acceptance speech by President John J. Cullerton and minority leader Christine Radogno," Hannigan wrote. "President Cullerton...spoke of the tax increase and the accomplishments of the veto session and added, '[w]orkers' compensation reform still remains a top priority.' In her acceptance speech minority leader Radogno [said], 'I look forward to working with President Cullerton on workers' compensation reform.' I have been advised that House Speaker Michael Madigan and Representative Cross expressed the same sentiments," he wrote. Hannigan, who has been following the issue closely, share's his insider's perspective on what did and didn't happen in the veto session and what may be coming in the months ahead.