IL HB4177

Increases the burial expense benefit under the Workers' Compensation Act from $8,000 to $10,000 for employees who die from work-related accidental injuries

Burial expenses are paid by the employer to the surviving spouse, other dependent, next of kin, or person who incurred the burial costs

Makes minor technical and grammatical corrections throughout Section 7 of the Workers' Compensation Act, including standardizing punctuation and updating statutory references