Free advice from a Chicago workers compensation attorney on what to do if injured on the job in Illinois. Help all over including Wheaton, Peoria, Decatur, Quad Cities, all of IL for job accidents.
One of the things I love to do is take live chats from people who have found this blog. If you are reading this now, a live chat popup should have already appeared. If you click on it, and I’m at my desk or close to my phone, there’s a great chance that you will … Continue Reading
When you hire a lawyer in Illinois for a work injury case, the goal should be to work with that lawyer from the beginning of the case until the end. You expect they will do their best for you which includes: communicating with you, explaining your options, making legal maneuvers to secure your benefits, and … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois work injury attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation about a work accident anywhere in Illinois. A really nice caller to our office had an accepted Illinois workers compensation claim. That means her bills were being paid and she was compensated for … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois workers compensation lawyers who will talk to you for free. Please call us any time at 312-346-5578 for a confidential consultation. When you are injured at work and hire an attorney, you are technically hiring the law firm that that attorney works for. In other words, all of their lawyers and … Continue Reading
When you hire an Illinois workers’ compensation attorney, you will be given a contract called an attorney representation agreement. Every law firm has to use the same form as it’s provided by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Although firms have to use the same firm, some also add a rider to it that is often … Continue Reading
There is a decent amount of traffic on the street that my family and l live on, and we see Amazon vehicles at all hours of the day. Some are those bluish-gray trucks that are easily recognized, while others are the personal vehicles of Amazon Flex drivers. Being an Amazon Flex driver sounds like a … Continue Reading
While any Illinois workers’ compensation attorney can handle a case, there are some industries where having experience with the employer can be important. For me, that’s true when it comes to choosing a lawyer to represent you in a case against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). The CTA has a reputation for making things difficult … Continue Reading
I was contacted recently by someone who suffered severe burns in an explosion at work. He had 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his arms and face after his work-related injury in the Chicago area. Unlike most callers, he didn’t want a workers’ compensation attorney. He was upset because the doctors and nurses didn’t at … Continue Reading
We get so many great questions from people who want to talk to an Illinois workers’ compensation attorney. Here are some of the best ones we’ve received so far in 2023 that we thought our readers should know the answers to. If you have any questions or just want to speak with a lawyer for … Continue Reading
We have said often that there is no such thing as “the best” work comp lawyer, but rather you need the best one for your case. We have created a state wide network of attorneys to make sure that when someone calls us for help, they get the right attorney for their case. One obvious … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois workers’ compensation lawyers. If you have questions about lawsuit loans or anything else, call us at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation. If you have ever watched daytime television, you’ve probably seen an advertisement for “lawsuit loans.” The pitch is that if you have a work injury, car accident or other case … Continue Reading
I’m not a salesy guy. I hate bullshit. I’m terrible at having fake conversations with people at parties. I like directness and honesty. Attorneys are business people so we do have to market ourselves. This blog is marketing as well as information for the public. What I don’t do is try to manipulate people or … Continue Reading
We are Illinois work injury attorneys. You can contact us any time to speak with a lawyer for free and in confidence. Call us at 312-346-5578. We cover all of Illinois. I have the pleasure of talking to 5-10 people a day who have Illinois work comp questions. A recent caller asked a really good … Continue Reading
Although Illinois workers compensation laws are generally worker friendly, the employer and their insurance company do have rights that protect them too. They are allowed to contest a claim for good cause such as a failure by the injured worker to notify them of an accident within a timely basis. Another right that they have … Continue Reading
There is a very important Illinois workers’ compensation law that says you have to notify your employer about a work accident within 45 days of when you knew or should have known that you were injured on the job. If you don’t, you lose your rights to get work comp benefits. In other words, if … Continue Reading
If you are trying to find the best Illinois work comp lawyer for your case, you are at the right place. We have a Statewide network of great attorneys who can help you. Please call us any time for free at 888-705-1766. A recent caller to our office was really blunt. I like that because … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois work injury attorneys. If you are worried about being fired for bringing a work comp claim, please call us for a free, confidential discussion. We can be reached at 888-705-1766 or through our contact form. A recent visitor to our live chat feature had this to ask: I had a quick … Continue Reading
We will discuss taking over work comp cases from other lawyers when they are not doing a good job for their clients. Sometimes we can’t because there is a significant settlement offer on the table already. Other times we can’t because the case is just too old and we don’t think we can make an … Continue Reading
A caller to my office didn’t want to work with me. I’m up in Chicago and he’s in southern Illinois. That was smart of him as you typically don’t want a Chicago attorney to handle a downstate case. It’s why I’ve created a state wide network of like minded attorneys and have great lawyers that … Continue Reading
Oh man, did a recent call I had with an injured worker make my blood boil! I get so pissed off by insurance companies and employers who do things that are blatantly illegal. In this case, a worker got a terrible arm injury that required more than 50 stitches when they were pinned against a … Continue Reading
One of the benefits of the strong jobs economy is that there are a lot of good jobs out there. Most people don’t have to stay in a bad job because a good paying job is available in many cases where you don’t have to have a crazy boss or toxic co-workers. While I would … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois work comp attorneys who will talk to you for free. Please call us any time at 312-346-5578. We help with accidents and injuries everywhere in Illinois. We get so many great questions that every couple of months I like to do a blog post about them. Here are some of the … Continue Reading
When you are a teenager, you think, “When I’m older, I’ll understand teens and get what they are doing.” Sadly that is not the case, and I’ve been told by my own kids that I don’t understand. That’s OK, it’s part of being older and a parent. One thing I certainly don’t get is the … Continue Reading
I was having an online chat with an injured worker the other day about attorney fees and told them how I don’t think attorneys should take a fee on TTD payments in most cases. They responded by asking, “What is TTD?” I made an error in assuming that they knew what it meant because they … Continue Reading
One of the things I love to do is take live chats from people who have found this blog. If you are reading this now, a live chat popup should have already appeared. If you click on it, and I’m at my desk or close to my phone, there’s a great chance that you will … Continue Reading
