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A Direct Threat to Illinois Jobs


Stop HB 2094!
Your urgent help is needed to defeat a personal injury trial lawyer bill that was introduced this week in the Illinois House of Representatives.

This bill would result in a jackpot for personal injury trial lawyers, it would cost Illinois jobs, lead to higher costs for consumers, and have a drastic effect on our state's already-reeling economy.

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Latest Updates


5/8/2008
EDITORIAL: Structural Work Act 'Last Thing' Illinois Needs
The proposal is strongly anti-business, and is the last thing a state with a struggling economy needs. If Illinois wants to improve the outcomes of its workers, it needs to keep them working.
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5/2/2008
Amendment to Structural Work Act bill passes in committee
The Illinois House Judiciary Committee (Civil Law) has passed an amendment that exempts architects, land surveyors and structural engineers in a piece of legislation that re-establishes the Structural Work Act.
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4/29/2008
The lawyers-get-work act
If you're a worker in Illinois and you're injured on the job, chances are you will be fairly compensated. Illinois has what is widely regarded as an excellent worker's compensation system. But that's not good enough for the trial lawyers lobby. That doesn't make them enough money.
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