What worker protections are included in the bill? Is there a designated minimum number of prior WC claims which must be exceeded in order to trigger an alert? How long will claims be displayed? Are there any restrictions on the way in which employers choose to utilize such information? Are employers required to disclose to prospective employees that a decision not to offer employment was based on information in the WC claims database?
In other words, what specific wording in this bill will protect people from employment discrimination due to legitimate work-related injuries? Will a driver be unable to secure employment because of prior a motor vehicle injury accident they might not have even caused? Will a clerical worker who had a carpal tunnel surgery 12 years ago suddenly find that they cannot get hired? Will a warehouse worker who was fired and then re-hired at a lower wage on a part-time basis by a temp agency perhaps find that they can no longer even secure part-time temp warehouse work because they once had a lifting hernia?
The article implies that Illinois employers already have access to the information, it’s just not online and searchable by the employer. All the questions you have should have been answered when the data originally became available.
This sounds like it flies in the face of HIPPA. Medical records, and WC claims are medical in nature, are supposed to be private and protected. I don’t see how they can do this.
What worker protections are included in the bill? Is there a designated minimum number of prior WC claims which must be exceeded in order to trigger an alert? How long will claims be displayed? Are there any restrictions on the way in which employers choose to utilize such information? Are employers required to disclose to prospective employees that a decision not to offer employment was based on information in the WC claims database?
In other words, what specific wording in this bill will protect people from employment discrimination due to legitimate work-related injuries? Will a driver be unable to secure employment because of prior a motor vehicle injury accident they might not have even caused? Will a clerical worker who had a carpal tunnel surgery 12 years ago suddenly find that they cannot get hired? Will a warehouse worker who was fired and then re-hired at a lower wage on a part-time basis by a temp agency perhaps find that they can no longer even secure part-time temp warehouse work because they once had a lifting hernia?
The article implies that Illinois employers already have access to the information, it’s just not online and searchable by the employer. All the questions you have should have been answered when the data originally became available.
This sounds like it flies in the face of HIPPA. Medical records, and WC claims are medical in nature, are supposed to be private and protected. I don’t see how they can do this.
The date of the claim and whether or not the claim is still open seem to be the only data that is available.