A caller to my office had a unique case. She had hurt her shoulder a while ago while working for a municipality in Illinois. The medical bills have been accepted and paid. Compensation was provided for all the time off work. The case has been ready to settle for almost a year and her lawyer … Continue Reading
One of the basic principles of Illinois workers’ compensation law is that you can’t sue your employer for negligence. Work comp isn’t a lawsuit so while you get those benefits, if your employer was careless and left a wet floor that you slipped on, you don’t have an additional lawsuit. This rule also applies if … Continue Reading
I firmly believe that EVERY Illinois employee should exercise their right to claim workers’ compensation benefits if they are hurt on the job. This includes people who make a ton of money because often when you are injured and don’t have any income, the next thing that happens is you are broke. This point was … Continue Reading
Recently Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Deerfield announced that they would be closing, costing 1,000 workers their jobs. These types of closings happen all of the time of course. The question is, if you have a work related injury in Illinois and your company shuts down, how does that affect your case? Under Illinois work comp law … Continue Reading
I recently got a call from a woman with a bad shoulder injury. It turned out not to be an Illinois case, she just stumbled upon my blog while researching her issues. She actually needed a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney and since I know a great firm there I recommended she call them. They hit … Continue Reading
I saw this posted on a legal Q&A forum and I thought it was worth discussing here. An injured Illinois worker asked the following: I work in a hospital and I hurt my back crawling on a cement floor putting cell slides away on August 23rd the same day I told my Supervisor. My Supervisor … Continue Reading
Everyone gets that if you are hurt doing your normal job, your injuries should be covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. So if you are a firefighter and run in to a burning building and tear your meniscus or hurt your neck while doing so, there would hopefully be no dispute that you were … Continue Reading
Most Illinois workers’ compensation cases are one injury. You slip on a wet floor and hurt your knee. You type too much and get carpal tunnel. You lift a heavy object and throw out your back. You get the idea. Sometimes though your work injury can cause a new injury. You see it the most … Continue Reading
Every day across Illinois, hundreds of people get hurt while working. Most of those injuries are minor and require little to no treatment. Some of those accidents are of course more serious and require significant medical treatment. Because you don’t have to pay a penny for medical care when you are hurt at work and … Continue Reading
While I always encourage people to work things out with their lawyer if they can, when you have a crappy one and know it, it’s best to switch before it’s too late. It doesn’t cost anything to switch work comp lawyers in Illinois and if it can you on the right track it’s worth it. … Continue Reading
A reader clicked on our live chat feature and asked a very good Illinois workers’ compensation question: I have a back injury and was released to full duty. Do I get a settlement? It’s a question we hear a lot. Under Illinois work comp law, pretty much every injury is worth something even if you … Continue Reading
If you have ever bumped your elbow and felt a tingling down your arm, you have hit your “funny bone.” However, anyone who has hit this area knows there really isn’t anything funny about it. Interestingly enough, the “funny bone” isn’t even a bone. Actually, it is a nerve trapped between the elbow bone running … Continue Reading
While we are workers’ compensation lawyers for Illinois, we do try to help our clients/callers with any injury issues they have. That’s part of delivering good customer service. It’s also our job as lawyers to analyze every possible issue. So while I don’t personally handle medical malpractice cases, if I suspect someone might have a … Continue Reading
Countless jobs out there cause strain to the joints by repetitive movement. The constant and repetitiveness of standing, bending, twisting, lifting, reaching and walking can actually be a serious detriment to your health. These simple and continual actions can create wear and tear on joints over time causing many to suffer from arthritis, osteoarthritis and … Continue Reading
A reader asked us a long question that I will shorten for the blog. The question was essentially: Do you need a doctor to say carpal tunnel came from working on your job or can you beat a case due to the type of work a person has performed for many years? It’s a good … Continue Reading
A reader asks: I’ve been on comp for a while and want to move out of Illinois for a couple reasons. First, I’m not happy with my doctors. Second, I have some family issues to take care of in the state I want to move to. Will it hurt my case if I leave Illinois? … Continue Reading
We are Chicago based work injury attorneys who cover all of Illinois. If you would like our help fill out our contact form or call us at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation. When it comes to hiring a lawyer for a work injury, the most important qualification for them to have is that their focus … Continue Reading
I love urgent care facilities. For me. That’s because it’s cheaper than a regular doctor or the ER and of course quicker too. So if my kid is sick, but not too sick, it’s a great option. For anyone injured at work in Illinois, these “minute clinics” are a terrible idea. I had one reader … Continue Reading
I get calls all of the time from business owners. I try to politely tell them that I only represent injured workers and can’t answer their questions. Some offer to pay me and I decline. It’s just not what I do. At least one Illinois work comp defense firm doesn’t work the same way. I … Continue Reading
As attorneys, we are required to take continuing legal education classes (CLE), 30 hours every two years. The other day I was listening to a webinar and the topic was customer service. It’s a topic I write about a lot because I get so frustrated by work comp firms in Illinois that don’t deliver customer … Continue Reading
We are very experienced attorneys who can help you with your injury case. If you would like our help fill out our contact form or call us at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation. The biggest growing job in the last five years has to be driving for Uber and/or Lyft. I’ve gotten a couple of … Continue Reading
We’ve helped a lot of Amazon employees over the last few years. They are working so hard and moving so many products that they sustain a lot of injuries. In fact Amazon was named one of the 12 most dangerous places to work. We’ve been a part of numerous recoveries for many Illinois Amazon workers. … Continue Reading
One of the first classes I took in law school was on criminal defense. It wasn’t the area of law for me, but one of the principles taught really resonated with me. The professor emphasized that everyone has a right to have their case heard. Lawyers should get this and if there is any employer … Continue Reading
Under Illinois workers’ compensation law, the insurance company is not required to give you a settlement offer. We’ve had a bunch of questions lately from people wondering why that haven’t gotten one and there are a ton of reasons why it could be happening. Here are some scenarios. High wage earner has been getting TTD … Continue Reading
A caller to my office had a unique case. She had hurt her shoulder a while ago while working for a municipality in Illinois. The medical bills have been accepted and paid. Compensation was provided for all the time off work. The case has been ready to settle for almost a year and her lawyer … Continue Reading
