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Illinois Law on Section 26-30 of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act
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Sec. 26. Any wilful neglect, refusal or failure to do the things required to be done by any section, clause or provision of this Act, on the part of the persons herein required to do them, or any violation of any of the provisions or requirements hereof, or any attempt to obstruct or interfere with any court officer, or any other person charged with the duty of administering or enforcing this Act, is a petty offense.
The Attorney General and the State's Attorney of each county, upon the request of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, shall enforce any penalties set forth in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 93‑721, eff. 1‑1‑05.)
(820 ILCS 305/27) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.27)
Sec. 27. "An Act to promote the general welfare of the people of this State by providing compensation for accidental injuries or death suffered in the course of employment within this State, and without this State where the contract of employment is made within this State; providing for the enforcement and administering thereof, and a penalty for its violation, and repealing an act entitled, 'An act to promote the general welfare of the people of this State by providing compensation for accidental injuries or death suffered in the course of employment,' approved June 10, 1911; in force May 1, 1912", approved June 28, 1913, as amended, is repealed.
(Source: Laws 1951, p. 1060.)
(820 ILCS 305/28) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.28)
Sec. 28. This Act shall apply to all accidental injuries and deaths occurring on or after July 1, 1951.
(Source: P. A. 86‑1413.)
(820 ILCS 305/29) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.29)
Sec. 29. Every rating organization operating under Article XXIX of the Illinois Insurance Code, every insurance company which makes its own rates under that Article, every service agency administering self‑insurance for liabilities incurred under this Act, or under the Occupational Diseases Act, and every employer providing for such liabilities by self‑insurance without the assistance of a service agency shall report annually to the Commission, in accordance with such reasonable rules therefor as the Commission may adopt, detailed information as to the number of injuries and the benefit amounts paid by category of losses as set out in Sections 7 and 8.
(Source: P.A. 81‑1482.)
(820 ILCS 305/30) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.30)
Sec. 30. The provisions of this Act relating to self‑insurance and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall not be construed to be a limitation upon the powers of self‑insurance granted to the State and units of local government and school districts by Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution or by statute, nor to any governmental entity so designated by the legislature.
(Source: P.A. 81‑1482.)
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