Four times when you don't need an Illinois workers' comp law firm
We spend a lot of time telling people about various ways we can help you. Here are four times when you don't need us.
1. If your accident resulted in a one time medical visit with no additional problems and the insurance company paid the bill. Call them up and ask for a settlement if you are all better. It's probably not worth much, but you don't need an attorney for something like that.
2. If you are a Federal employee. Typically Illinois workers' comp law firms don't handle Federal cases because the laws and rules are completely different and apparently the Government has cut out the ability for an attorney to help in many cases. If you work for a state or local agency we can probably help, but if your employer is the post office or someone like that, we don't know of a single lawyer in Illinois that has good experience with those types of claims.
3. If you live in Illinois, but work in a different state and were not hurt in Illinois or hired in Illinois and if your employment has no real connection to Illinois, we can't do anything for you. In that case you are probably best served by an attorney in the state where you got hurt or where your employer is based. In the reverse situation, we represent a lot of people that live in Indiana, Wisconsin or Iowa, but work here.
4. If your issue is really about compensation like overtime, unemployment or being paid for breaks, you actually need an Illinois labor lawyer, not a work injury attorney. The term "workers' compensation" refers only to job related injuries, not money owed to a worker for something else from the job.
And of course, if you have any questions about whether or not we can help, just ask.
We are workers' compensation attorneys that help people with Illinois work injuries anywhere in IL via our statewide network of attorneys. Contact us and we will answer your questions or find the right lawyer for your situation.
