WORKERS COMP-ARM-SHOULDER-COMP Senate SponsorsSen. Kyle McCarter-Dale A. Righter-Dan Duffy and Jim Oberweis 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 305/8from Ch. 48, par. 138.8Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Effective immediately. 11/7/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter 11/7/2013SenateFirst Reading 11/7/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 11/7/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter 11/14/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy 12/3/2013SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis 1/29/2014SenateAssigned to Labor and Commerce 3/5/2014SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (LC) 3/28/2014SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die