Do I have an Illinois workers compensation case? How to file for workmans comp in Chicago. Tips if injured on the job in Illinois. Speak to an attorney for free.
The majority of cases we get involved with are fairly straightforward. Someone hurts their back lifting a patient or a box, or they get carpal tunnel from typing too much. or they have their foot run over by a forklift. Something along those lines is pretty common. They doesn’t mean the case is a good … Continue Reading
A very nice, very panicked injured worker called me the other day. He had hurt his back on the job and a couple of days later got furloughed due to Coronavirus. He was having trouble getting in to see a doctor and then received word that his company was going out of business because of … Continue Reading
The number of people who have died from Coronavirus is staggering. We have passed 90,000 total deaths including more than 4,000 in Illinois. Some of these people who have died were elderly and had pre-existing conditions. Others were younger and healthy before they got sick. Whether you pass away or simply get infected, if you … Continue Reading
One of the first things every employee in Illinois should know about workers’ compensation law is that it’s a no fault law. If you want to sue a doctor you have to prove the doctor was negligent. But to claim work comp benefits you don’t need to show anyone was negligent and you can still … Continue Reading
Obviously our lives are changing in ways that did not seem imaginable months ago due to Coronavirus. My friend works at the Hancock Tower and his 700 person office is empty. They are all under instructions to work from home. Of course that isn’t unique and they are lucky to even have their jobs. I … Continue Reading
We are Chicago work comp lawyers who help people with work related injuries throughout Illinois. If you want a free consultation call us at 312-346-5578 or fill out our form and we will call you. While we have helped people in just about every profession with Illinois workers’ compensation claims, we have probably helped more … Continue Reading
To be honest, if you have a legitimate injury, the Illinois work comp system is one of the best for employees in the country. Our benefit rates are high, you are able to choose your own doctor and when the case is over you are likely able to get a good settlement. This doesn’t mean … Continue Reading
One of the truest things about Illinois workers’ compensation law is that if an insurance company thinks they have any reason to deny your case, they will. Something else that is true is that they often deny cases, and it will turn out that their legal reasoning is flawed. This happened recently to an employee … Continue Reading
I’ve kept this blog going for over ten years because I like helping the general public get educated on Illinois workers’ compensation laws. One thing I try to do is not give cookie cutter posts, but instead raise issues that affect real people, even if they aren’t what most readers are thinking about. Sometimes you … Continue Reading
Here’s an Illinois work comp question we get a lot. “How do I know if my injury is work related?” Sometimes the answer is simple and obvious. If you have never had back trouble and pick up a box and feel a pop in your back, if that happened at work it’s work related. If … Continue Reading
There is a general rule that you can’t sue your employer for negligence if you are injured on the job. That rule was what created the whole workers’ compensation system in Illinois way back when. As far as I know, that’s how it is in every state. The trade off is that you don’t have … Continue Reading
There’s a famous Illinois workers comp case where an employee from Illinois went to Hawaii on business. During that business trip they went on a bike ride through a volcano and were injured. Nothing about that bike ride was part of the job duties of this worker. It was purely a side trip and had … Continue Reading
One of the biggest reasons insurance companies deny Illinois workers’ compensation claims is by saying that your problem is “pre-existing.” If you hurt your back ten years ago and haven’t been to a doctor in five years, they’ll still say your back problems aren’t from lifting heavy boxes all day at work. The bad news … Continue Reading
This was a southern Illinois work comp case we didn’t handle, but read about. To me it’s interesting. A supervisor at a prison hurt his shoulder and hand when he fell forward while going up the stairs at the start of his work day. He was carrying a drink in one hand and his keys … Continue Reading
No attorney can guarantee anything, but we can certainly say what is 99% likely based on years and years of experience. I thought of this the other day when I read about an injured worker who took his case to trial. He was lifting a case of product when he felt a pop in his … Continue Reading
A caller to my office had an unusual, but not unheard of situation. He injured his back at work in Chicago and reported the accident right away. The accident was on a Tuesday. He, as required by law, took a drug test and failed. He admits he had been partying the previous Saturday. Normally these … Continue Reading
A caller to our office wanted to know if they should be getting workers’ compensation benefits or long term disability benefits through a policy their employer provided. They were injured on the job in Chicago and filed a workers comp claim with their employer. Although there was no basis for it, the insurance company denied … Continue Reading
A caller to our office from the Rockford area had a question about his recent work injury. He strained his back two days after starting a job and the pain hasn’t gotten better. He reported the accident, but hasn’t done anything with it. The reason for that is he was on a trial period at … Continue Reading
We are Illinois work injury attorneys who will talk to you for free about your case. Start a chat, fill out the contact form or call us for a no cost, no commitment consultation. Do I have an Illinois workers’ compensation case? We get a form of that question many times a day. Most of … Continue Reading
If I told you that I was at work and put a cooler in the trunk of my vehicle and while doing so I injured my ankle, would you think I have an Illinois workers’ compensation case? Most people would assume that putting a cooler in a trunk of a personal car is not part … Continue Reading
One defense to an injured worker claiming that they got hurt on the job is to say that they weren’t really an employee, but rather an independent contractor. Many businesses do this falsely to help themselves cheat on their taxes, avoid paying benefits and full wages and in some cases avoid workers’ compensation claims. We … Continue Reading
Imagine this scenario: You’ve worked the same heavy duty job for 20 years, but have never missed a day of work. You’ve had aches and pains, but don’t complain and take Tylenol when you are feeling especially sore. You get promotions and raises and the owner of the company says he loves you. One day … Continue Reading
Most of the work comp lies I’ve written about involve insurance companies not telling the truth about Illinois work comp law or lazy attorneys telling clients how hard it is to go to trial (it’s not) because they don’t want to do the work needed to get the job done. The other day I heard … Continue Reading
A woman called my office with a pretty typical sounding work injury. She had been hit in the head by a falling box and sustained a concussion and neck injury. The concussion seems better, but she has shooting pains going down her arm which is a sign of a herniated cervical disc. That can be … Continue Reading
The majority of cases we get involved with are fairly straightforward. Someone hurts their back lifting a patient or a box, or they get carpal tunnel from typing too much. or they have their foot run over by a forklift. Something along those lines is pretty common. They doesn’t mean the case is a good … Continue Reading
