HB1342 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act to prohibit employers from paying temporary partial or temporary total disability benefits to employees discharged for cause on or after the bill's effective date.

• Defines "discharge for cause" as a discharge resulting from the employee's voluntary violation of an employer rule or policy that was not caused by the employee's disability.

• Requires the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission to suspend disability benefits upon employer notification of a discharge for cause, with the option to reinstate benefits and provide retroactive payments if the Commission determines the discharge was not for cause after a hearing.

• The bill becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.