02-15-2017, 01:03 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Agents will advise their clients not to sign in Chicago if worker's comp law passes
http://www.tsn.ca/nhlpa-joins-fight-...n-law-1.672750
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The National Hockey League Players’ Association, alongside other pro sports player unions, has hired a team of lobbyists to fight a proposed change to workers’ compensation law in Illinois that would affect Chicago Blackhawks players.
The proposed bill, called Senate Bill 12, would adjust the Workers’ Compensation Act in the state as it is applied to pro athletes.
Currently, all employees in Illinois are eligible to receive workers compensation until the age of 67. Under the proposed change, pro athletes eligible for the benefit would not receive any funding after the age of 35, or five years after an injury, whichever is later.
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Two NHL player agents, who asked not to be identified because they both have clients on the Blackhawks, told TSN that they would advise their players not to sign with Chicago if the senate bill is passed.
Players on other NHL teams would not be affected by the bill because even if they were injured during a game in Chicago, they would apply for compensation benefits where their team is based.
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