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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2980
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2980 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 1 with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend certain Acts in relation to workplace
5 injuries and diseases."; and
6 on page 1, by replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
7 "Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
8 adding Sections 10.1 and 18.5 as follows:"; and
9 on page 1, by inserting after line 20 the following:
10 "(820 ILCS 305/18.5 new)
11 Sec. 18.5. Insurance fraud; employer's standing to seek
12 disposal of claim. After an employee has been convicted of an
13 offense involving a fraudulent workers' compensation claim,
14 an employer has standing before the Industrial Commission for
15 the sole purpose of filing and seeking disposal of the claim.
16 Section 10. The Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is
17 amended by adding Section 18.5 as follows:
18 (820 ILCS 310/18.5 new)
19 Sec. 18.5. Insurance fraud; employer's standing to seek
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1 disposal of claim. After an employee has been convicted of an
2 offense involving a fraudulent claim under this Act, an
3 employer has standing before the Industrial Commission for
4 the sole purpose of filing and seeking disposal of the
5 claim.".