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Judge blocks new Illinois workers' compensation rule

| April 24, 2020 8:03 AM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has blocked a new Illinois workers' compensation rule granting benefits to any employee deemed essential who contracts COVID-19, even if working from home.

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