Illinois workers compensation, what happens if I get laid off
A reader e-mailed wanting to know what will happen to her Illinois workers' compensation benefits if she were to get laid off of work.
Simple answer is nothing. That should hold true as well if you are fired or the company goes out of business or is bankrupt.
In the short term nothing changes. In the long term if you are laid off or otherwise there is no job for you, they have to keep paying your benefits as long as you have restrictions. Once you are at maximum medical improvement (MMI), if there is no job for you and you can't find one, the insurance company will likely have to provide vocational rehabilitation assistance which is a service to help you find a job within your restrictions. If you have no restrictions you are probably out on your own in that regard.
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