While most of our callers don’t already have lawyers, since we will talk to anyone for free, we get contacted a lot by injured Illinois workers who are already represented. Some want to get a new lawyer. Some just have questions. Others want to vent. Whatever the situation we are happy to speak with you … Continue Reading
We get a lot of questions about Illinois work comp law that we don’t turn in to a full blog post. We like to group those questions every few months in to one post with relevant info. If you have any questions you can call us any time for free. In the meantime, in no … Continue Reading
We offer to speak to anyone about their Illinois work comp case for free. When we do that we want to be able to answer your questions and fortunately, more often than not we are able to do just that. Sometimes though the honest answer is “depends” or “we don’t have enough information to answer.” … Continue Reading
If you are employed by a staffing agency in Illinois and want to learn about work comp law or just want to find the best attorney for your case, call us at (312) 346-5578 for a free consultation with a lawyer. One common call we get, especially since Covid has hit, is from employees injured … Continue Reading
We are Illinois workers’ compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free about your case. Fill out our contact form or call us at 312-346-5578 to speak with an experienced lawyer in confidence. We cover all of Illinois. When you get hurt on the job, you should go to the doctor. I don’t think … Continue Reading
I am a workers’ compensation attorney for the state of Illinois. I’m also Jewish. For some, this will be a weird post, but there are others that need some education. I get calls all the time from people who are looking for my recommendation of a good attorney. That’s why I created a state wide … Continue Reading
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
No matter what your work related injury in Illinois is, there is one thing you must do to win your claim for benefits. You have to show that your job duties at least contributed to you getting your injury. This is easy to do if you slip on a wet floor and tear your ACL. … Continue Reading
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
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
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
We recently talked to a nice worker who fell at work, broke a bone and is going to have surgery. He fell so quickly that the first thing he told me was that he didn’t know why he fell. Unfortunately he told the insurance adjuster the same thing and did so in a recorded statement. … Continue Reading
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
I read once that if something drives you crazy, you should scream in to a pillow. I don’t do that, but if I did it would be because of the calls I get and cases I read about where I can’t believe the problems an insurance company is causing an injured worker. Work comp insurance … Continue Reading
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
We are Chicago work comp attorneys who will talk to you for free about any Illinois work comp case. If we can’t help, we likely no somebody who can. Call us any time at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation or fill out our contact form and we’ll call you. A common misconception is that if … Continue Reading
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
Here’s a rant. I had a really frustrating call with the relative of an injured worker lately. Their family member was catastrophically injured on the job and has been left a paraplegic. They spent months in a rehab facility and were eventually discharged to home. The issue since they’ve been at home is that it’s … Continue Reading
Most Illinois work comp cases involve an injury to one body part. If you are off work for that work injury, an IME doctor would look at whatever body part is injured when they examine you on behalf of the insurance company. In some claims though you could injure two body parts. It’s really common … Continue Reading
Most people don’t want to hire a lawyer. I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t want one if I didn’t need one either. I feel the same way about going to the doctor. I’ll go if I really have to, but I really do’t want to. I bring this up because I get a lot of … Continue Reading
Generally speaking, if you fall on a public sidewalk while not doing your job duties, it’s not a workers’ compensation case. But it’s also not as simple as that and if you do fall, you have to look at why you fell and why you were walking in the area where the accident took place. … Continue Reading
In 23+ years of being an attorney I’ve heard all sorts of crazy things. The one I hear a lot lately is from people who are hurt on the job, but can’t get benefits because their employer hasn’t turned the accident in to their insurance company. When that happens you can’t get a claim number … Continue Reading
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
One interesting fact about Illinois Workers’ Compensation law is that it changes all of the time. The basic principles remain the same, but either new laws get passed or new cases interpret existing law to change how we’ve always viewed things or establish for the first time how a certain aspect of a case should … Continue Reading
While most of our callers don’t already have lawyers, since we will talk to anyone for free, we get contacted a lot by injured Illinois workers who are already represented. Some want to get a new lawyer. Some just have questions. Others want to vent. Whatever the situation we are happy to speak with you … Continue Reading
