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Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act By Olga Beznashchuk Corporate Law Departments, December 2025 A brief survey of the historical journey of the Illinois Human Rights Act and subsequent legislation that offers protections for gender, sexual orientation, reproductive healthcare, and more. 
Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act By Olga Beznashchuk Elder Law, December 2025 A brief survey of the historical journey of the Illinois Human Rights Act and subsequent legislation that offers protections for gender, sexual orientation, reproductive healthcare, and more. 
Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act By Olga Beznashchuk Employee Benefits, November 2025 A brief survey of the historical journey of the Illinois Human Rights Act and subsequent legislation that offers protections for gender, sexual orientation, reproductive healthcare, and more. 
Case Summary: Card Dynamix, LLC v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission By Olga Beznashchuk Workers’ Compensation Law, October 2025 Third District Court rules that section 12 examination can be used by the employer not only to determine the nature and extent of disability but also to determine medical treatment and services to be included under open medical awarded.
Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act By Olga Beznashchuk Women and the Law, October 2025 A brief survey of the historical journey of the Illinois Human Rights Act and subsequent legislation that offers protections for gender, sexual orientation, reproductive healthcare, and more. 
Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs Into Law the House Bill 5142 By Olga Beznashchuk Diversity Leadership Council, June 2025 On July 29, 2024, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB5142, also known as the Birth Equity Act. The Act amends the Illinois Insurance Code and Illinois Public Aid Code to expand coverage for pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care. The Act also mandates comprehensive abortion coverage without extra costs and deductibles.
Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs Into Law the House Bill 5142 By Olga Beznashchuk Women and the Law, December 2024 On July 29, 2024, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB5142, also known as the Birth Equity Act. The Act amends the Illinois Insurance Code and Illinois Public Aid Code to expand coverage for pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care. The Act also mandates comprehensive abortion coverage without extra costs and deductibles.
Appellate Court Confirms That Caterpillar Tractor Employment-Related Acts Analysis Is Not Applicable for Idiopathic Falls By Olga Beznashchuk Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2023 In Juarez v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, the appellate court analyzed the issue of causation in the context of an idiopathic fall.

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