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Appeals panel: Temp worker may have 'waived' workers' comp eligibility, potentially letting him sue over on-job injuries
A split Illinois appeals panel has ruled a temporary worker, injured while working at a suburban candy plant, can sidestep the state's worker's comp system and sue his temporary employer because the temp worker may have believed he waived his eligibility for workers' compensation, even though he cannot do so under Illinois law.