If you are a fan of the NFL, you may know that the owners have locked out the players. Basically it means that there is no contact between either of them. This includes no coaching or training at the team facilities.
In addition, the NFL has canceled the health insurance of their players. I have heard some alleged experts gripe about how unfair this is because "injured players won’t be able to get treatment for their problems." This would certainly be unfair if it was true.
Even with the lockout, teams can’t take away rights under workers’ compensation laws. if you are a Bears fan, you know that Jay Cutler hurt his knee in the last game of the year. The Bears will have to pay 100% of his medical bills at a doctor of his choosing. Even if he was seeing the team doctor, they’d still have to pay for it and allow that visit.
The same would be true for you or me if we got hurt on our jobs and were then fired our locked out. Nobody can take away your rights, even if the business closes.
So other than the millions of dollars, celebrity and fame, you and I are just like NFL players, at least when it comes to Illinois workers’ compensation rights.
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