HB3566 Summary

• Amends the Workers' Compensation Act to create an automatic appropriation mechanism: if the Injured Workers' Benefit Fund lacks sufficient funds to pay all claims, deficiencies are automatically appropriated from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund, Rate Adjustment Fund, Settlement Fund, and Second Injury Fund.

• Establishes a minimum benefit payout of 364 weeks of death or permanent total disability benefits payable as a lump sum for cases paid from the Injured Workers' Benefit Fund, in addition to other applicable benefits.

• Creates a rebuttable presumption that an employer knowingly failed to comply with insurance coverage requirements if proof shows the employer was not insured or is not insured.

• Requires Employee Leasing Companies to provide specified information to the Commission regarding workers' compensation insurance policies, including client company identities, FEIN numbers, job locations, and coverage dates.

• Maintains existing penalties and enforcement mechanisms including criminal liability (Class 4 felony for knowing violations, Class A misdemeanor for negligent violations), work-stop orders for uninsured employers, and civil penalties up to $500 per day (minimum $10,000).