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Audit of Department of Finance’s Civilian Workers’ Compensation Program Administration

July 31, 2024

Summary

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department of Finance’s (DOF) administration of the City’s civilian Workers’ Compensation Program. The City Council Committee on Finance administered the City of Chicago’s Workers’ Compensation Program until 2019.

Executive Summary

The objectives of OIG’s audit were to determine whether DOF:

  1. Implemented corrective actions recommended by Grant Thornton LLP in its 2019 report on the City’s civilian Workers’ Compensation Program; and
  2. Publishes an annual report on the activity of the Program, as required by the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) § 2-32-1410.
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