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What is my Illinois workers compensation case worth? What should I get for my workmans comp claim. TTD payments Chicago, wage differential, permanent disability law Illinois.
What Does Vocational Rehabilitation Pay For?
We are experienced Illinois workers’ compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free about your case. Call us any time at 888-705-1766. We cover all of Illinois. Vocational rehabilitation does not occur in most work comp cases. It happens when injured workers have permanent restrictions that can not be accommodated by their employer. A … Continue Reading
Settling Your Illinois Workers’ Comp Case – 40 Things To Know
What Can I Expect For A Settlement In My Illinois Work Comp Case?
By far the most common question an Illinois injured worker has is what can I expect for a settlement of my case? The answer depends on so many things. I get this question a lot when someone has been recently injured or is in the middle of their treatment. For those people, the answer is, … Continue Reading
Being On TTD Doesn’t Mean You Are A Prisoner
So here’s an interesting story, at least as far as Illinois work comp law goes. This really nice guy called me after getting a back injury at work. He’s done EVERYTHING right. He reported the accident right away. He got medical treatment right away. He told the doctor he was hurt at work. He has … Continue Reading
Illinois Work Comp When You Have Unpaid Medical Bills
A common call for us to get goes something like this: “I was injured at work in Chicago two years ago. I went to the ER and told them I was hurt at work. The other day I get a collection notice as it turns out my employer never paid the bill. I don’t work … Continue Reading
Time Limit For Settling An Illinois Workers Compensation Case
You’ve reached an Illinois work injury law firm who are happy to talk to you for free and in confidence about your case. You can fill out our contact form, start a chat or call us at 888-705-1766 to speak with an attorney. I had an online chat with someone recently who asked a good … Continue Reading
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Doctor
If you are injured at work, your workers’ compensation doctor will have a very big impact on your workers’ compensation claim. Your doctor will greatly influence: What kind of treatment you should receive. How long you should be off of work. How your injury will affect you for years down the road. Now, remember that … Continue Reading
Truck Drivers And Occupational Accident Disability Policies
When it comes to Illinois workers’ compensation law, one thing we notice is that when you see a weird defense to cases going on, if you see it one case, you’ll see it on a lot of others. Essentially, insurance companies throw strategies against the wall and hope that it sticks. There is one defense … Continue Reading
When You Don’t Live In Illinois But Work Here And Get Hurt
It’s been a month for getting asked questions I’d never heard in 20 plus years of being an Illinois workers’ compensation attorney. The latest was from a nurse who got Covid working in a Chicago hospital. She unfortunately has a bad case and appears to have some long term heart damage. The twist, in this … Continue Reading
One Way To Fight Work Comp If Denied For A Failed Drug Test
If you are injured on the job in Illinois, your employer has the right to send you for a drug test. It’s one of the biggest bullshit rights that employers and insurance companies have. I say that because what often happens, is a worker tests positive, gets their benefits denied, and then is forced into … Continue Reading
Your Company Can’t Make Up Its Own Work Comp Rules
One of the biggest mistakes an attorney can make is to think that they’ve seen it all or heard it all. I’m heading in to my 24th year of practice and while I’ve heard most of it, I still hear crazy stories every week. And of course the law is constantly changing from court decisions. … Continue Reading
Why Is My Lawyer Taking So Long To Settle My Case?
We are Illinois work comp attorneys who will answer whatever questions you have or if needed, discuss representing you on your case. We are straight forward, blunt and care about our clients. One thing I find helpful to blog about is good questions that I get from readers. One recently called and wanted to know … Continue Reading
Liens And Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law
A lien is fancy legal talk for the right to take some of your property until you pay off a debt you are owed. It’s typically associated with a lien on a house by a builder. Basically it prevents you from selling the property until the debt is paid. With personal injury cases, health care … Continue Reading
Opioid Addiction and Illinois Work Comp Law
Illinois workers’ compensation cases are often a reflection of many things going on in society in general. One of those sadly is when it comes to opioids and their abuse. This has been a growing problem in the US and one we are seeing more and more when it comes to Illinois work comp cases. … Continue Reading
Amazon, Covid and Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law
This has been one of the craziest news weeks ever. Lost in the shuffle was a report that about 20,000 Amazon workers have been diagnosed with Covid. That is of course a very large number and includes workers at Whole Foods as well as warehouses. It’s certainly possible that many of them got Coronavirus from … Continue Reading
If You Are Hurt At Work Does Your Employer Have To Take You Back?
Nobody wants to lose their job. Nobody wants to get hurt on the job either. Almost every person I talk to, even if they don’t love their job, wants to work and live their life. A big concern of some of my callers who get hurt while working in Illinois is if they take time … Continue Reading
Incentive Pay And Illinois Work Comp Law
When it comes to calculating what a case is worth, the biggest factor is your injury, treatment and recovery. But it’s not the only factor. The other huge issue is what is your average weekly wage. (“AWW”). That dollar amount is used to calculate your benefit rates. The more you earn, the higher your weekly … Continue Reading
How A Judge Decides If You Need Surgery Or Not
In a normal world, your treating doctor stating that you need treatment would be enough to get it approved as long as you were injured at work. That’s not how Illinois workers’ compensation law works unfortunately. In a lot of cases, your doctor says you need surgery and the insurance company sends you to their … Continue Reading
Funeral Expenses And Illinois Workers’ Compensation
I had a caller recently who called me about a work related injury, but didn’t know it. Their relative had died of Covid and had a life insurance policy that paid out a benefit to her two minor children. The family wanted to use that money to pay for the funeral, but that wasn’t allowed … Continue Reading
Is There An Illinois Workers Compensation Settlement Guide?
A reader of my blog called me up and asked me some questions about his case. He then went on to ask me where he could get a copy of the “Illinois Workers Compensation Settlement Guide.” Now one thing I really try to do, and if you read this blog a lot you know this, … Continue Reading
How To Prove You Are An Odd Lot Permanent Total
We are Chicago work comp attorneys who help with cases all throughout Illinois via our state wide network of experienced attorneys. If you want to speak with us for free, fill out our contact form or call us at (312) 346-5578 any time. You may have heard the phrase permanent total disability. That’s when you … Continue Reading
Long and Short Term Disability And IL Work Comp
An injured worker called our office after a serious injury to her neck. She was freaking out a bit because her employer hadn’t turned in the accident to their insurance carrier. She was also worried because the employer doesn’t offer short or long term disability (“STD”, “LTD”) and she doesn’t have medical insurance. So basically … Continue Reading
New Marijuana Laws And Illinois Workers Comp Claims
Back in 2015 the idea of the Cubs winning the World Series was a pipe dream. It was unimaginable that a global health pandemic could exist. And nobody thought that marijuana would be legal in Illinois. Yet here we are. Now that we are six months in to the new marijuana laws in IL, it’s … Continue Reading
