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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1590   </title>
<shortdesc>WORKERS COMP - WEEKLY COMP</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dave Winters</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 305/8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 138.8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the maximum weekly compensation rate for temporary total incapacity for work lasting more than 3 working days may be decreased by the same percentage as the percentage decrease, in the preceding 12 month period, in the State's average weekly wage in covered industries under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Sets the weekly compensation rate for several specific payments at 50% of the State's weekly wage in covered industries.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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