This article discusses The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Act, The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, The Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime, as well as specific provisions mandated by the state's Penal Code and other legislative acts. Also reviewed are the victim-...
On August 4, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), establishing strict protections for freelance workers,i.e., nearly anyone hired or retained as an independent contractor in Illinois for compensation of at least $500. The FWPA sets forth three requirements f...
Personal injury can be financially devastating as a result of immense medical bills, the loss of income, and the potential for permanent injury. In order to ensure you receive the maximum amount of compensation possible for your injury, you must retain an experienced law firm that will aggressive...
No, we are not asking for compensation – we want our loved ones back and all those involved removed from their positions; and, thereby rendered incapable of tearing any more families apart to satisfy their financial greed. All Guardianships and Limited Conservatorships need to be abolished. It ...
Bush. The law recognized a fetus in utero as a victim of criminal attacks when an assault on a pregnant woman results in injury or death of her and the unborn child and called for a perpetrator in such an instance to be charged with two acts of violence. The law clearly stated it did...
Over the course of five years, the bill was able to offer almost $4 billion from its unemployment compensation program to nearly 9 million veterans. [Pictured: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill in the Oval Office on June 22, 1944.] 1945: War Brides Act Sunday Truth /...
Bush. The law recognized a fetus in utero as a victim of criminal attacks when an assault on a pregnant woman results in injury or death of her and the unborn child and called for a perpetrator in such an instance to be charged with two acts of violence. The law clearly stated it did...
The Illinois Crime Victim's Rights Amendment, added to the Illinois Constitution by the legislature and the voters in 1992, includes a 'right to restitution'. The amendment spurred some new legislation, now within the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. But most crime victims still have...
Organizations which promoted changes that protect victims from retaliation; Information on the Crime Victims Compensation Act; Development of the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs.McGuireStephenEBSCO_AspCrime & DelinquencyMcCuire, S. (1987). Victims' rights laws in Illinois: Two decades of progress...
Over the course of five years, the bill was able to offer almost $4 billion from its unemployment compensation program to nearly 9 million veterans. [Pictured: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill in the Oval Office on June 22, 1944.] 1945: War Brides Act Sunday Truth /...