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820 ILCS 310/8 (2026)

Whenever by virtue of the provisions of Section 7 of this Act an employee seeks to exercise any right or remedy provided in the Workers' Compensation Act, the period of limitation, except as in this Act otherwise provided, shall be the same as under the Workers' Compensation Act, and where applicable shall begin to run from the date of disablement instead of the date of accident

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(820 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.43)
    Sec. 8. Whenever by virtue of the provisions of Section 7 of this Act an employee seeks to exercise any right or remedy provided in the Workers' Compensation Act, the period of limitation, except as in this Act otherwise provided, shall be the same as under the Workers' Compensation Act, and where applicable shall begin to run from the date of disablement instead of the date of accident.
(Source: P.A. 81-992.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Indus. Comm'n, 670 N.E.2d 1122 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
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Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Indus. Comm'n, 670 N.E.2d 1122 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “820 ILCS 310/8(d) (West 1994). Section 8(d) specifies two distinct types of compensation: a wage-differential award (paragraph 1) or a percentage-of-the-person-as-a-whole award (paragraph 2).”
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Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Indus. Comm'n, 670 N.E.2d 1122 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “820 ILCS 310/8(d) (West 1994). Section 8(d) specifies two distinct types of compensation: a wage-differential award (paragraph 1) or a percentage-of-the-person-as-a-whole award (paragraph 2).”
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