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.
We are experienced work injury attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us at 888-705-1766 or fill out our contact form and we will call you. All calls are confidential. We get a lot of calls and emails from people who are not happy with their lawyers. Some just have questions. Some want … Continue Reading
We are all excited that Illinois is open again and while Covid might not be all the way behind us, it does feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel. If you are in Chicago, you can tell things are getting better. The Loop and public transportation are getting busier. Many restaurants … Continue Reading
A statement I hear a lot from injured workers is that “I’m not the suing type.” That’s alright because Illinois workers’ compensation claims aren’t lawsuits, they are claims for benefits you are entitled to. So just like you wouldn’t feel bad using your company’s health insurance if you or a family member got sick, you … Continue Reading
We are experienced Chicago workers’ compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free about your work injury case. We have a state-wide network of aggressive attorneys who care about their clients. Call us at 312-346-5578 for a free consultation. One of the hallmarks of Illinois work comp law is that you can’t sue your … Continue Reading
There is a big update for Cook County injured workers as of today. This morning, hearings for workers’ compensation cases in Chicago have moved from the Thompson Center to across the street at the Daley Center. The Daley Center is the main courthouse in Chicago and is located at 50 W. Washington. It’s a bit … Continue Reading
Some of the best Illinois work comp topics we blog about come from great questions we get from injured workers. We aren’t always thinking about what you are thinking about and many of the questions we get are inspiring. Take this recent one on independent medical examinations (“IME”). How many IME’s do I have to … Continue Reading
While you obviously don’t want to get hurt at work, if you do, you certainly want to make a great medical recovery For most workers, after treatment they will return to their normal job and move on with their lives. For others though they won’t make a full recovery. When that happens and your doctor … Continue Reading
One trap too many lawyers fall in to, including myself at times, is to assume the person they are talking to knows things that we take for granted. If you are an iron worker, you shouldn’t expect that someone you don’t work with will understand what it means to be a journeyman or what rigging … Continue Reading
We are experienced work injury attorneys who will talk to you for free and give honest advice. We have a state wide network of attorneys who can help. Call us any time at 888-705-1766 to speak with a lawyer, not a paralegal, for free. There are a few Chicago workers’ compensation law firms that do … Continue Reading
We are lawyers for workers’ compensation claims. If you have any questions you can fill out our contact form or call us at 888-705-1766 to speak with an attorney for free. We get so many good questions from callers. Not all are worth a full blog post. Here are some of the best ones from … Continue Reading
One thing about our law firm that makes me proud is that people who read this blog seem to feel that we are approachable. I want you to know that you can always call us to speak with a lawyer for free. We are experienced and honest and will bluntly tell you what we think … Continue Reading
Even though marijuana use is legal now in Illinois, it hasn’t changed the fact that if you test positive for drugs or alcohol after getting injured on the job, it can cause problems for your workers’ compensation claim. You still have a right to bring a case, but you have to prove that you weren’t … Continue Reading
If you have an Illinois workers’ compensation case, you don’t want to hire the wrong law firm. Unfortunately, you usually won’t know you made a bad choice until you’ve signed the paperwork and the case has started. The good news is that it costs nothing to switch attorneys. The bad news is that in some … Continue Reading
One thing that makes us unique is that we have created a state-wide network of experienced lawyers who do a great job for their clients, fight for them, and deliver great customer service. It’s not a group anyone can pay to join. Its attorneys I’ve gotten to know in 24 years of being a lawyer … Continue Reading
Most Illinois employers aren’t terrible people. They carry Illinois workers compensation insurance and try to create a safe environment for their employees. They know that accidents can happen, take care of their workers, and want them to get better. Unfortunately, some employers are scumbags and those are the ones that are often worth writing blog … Continue Reading
One of the reasons shady insurance companies and greedy employers are able to continue to take advantage of people is that often injured workers let them get away with it. In many cases, I’ve seen workers apologize for getting hurt even when it was due to no fault of their own. This thought occurred to … Continue Reading
We are experienced lawyers who will talk to you for free about your work injury case. Call us at 888-705-1766 or fill out our contact form and we will call you. I’ve been an a work comp attorney since 1997 and after a while you begin to notice trends in how insurance companies try to … Continue Reading
A lot of my blog posts come from talks with injured workers or attorneys on some interesting cases. When I hear the same question over and over, it’s also a sign that writing about it would be a good idea. One common query is, “Why would an insurance company deny my case?” It’s often asked … Continue Reading
There is no law that requires your attorney to have any amount of experience to handle your case. If you have an Illinois law license, you can sign up an Illinois workers’ compensation case. Now if you are an injured worker, while you can hire anyone you want, you’d certainly want an attorney that has … Continue Reading
We are Illinois work comp attorneys who will talk to you for free about your case. Fill out our contact form or call us at 888-705-1766 any time to speak with a lawyer. One somewhat unknown and often abused Illinois work comp law is that the insurance company and your employer can not talk to … Continue Reading
I recently had an online chat with a very seriously injured worker. He was upfront that he had a lawyer and wanted to know my opinion as to what his case was worth. I explained that I couldn’t answer it because I didn’t have a copy of his medical records or know about his job … Continue Reading
We are Illinois work comp attorneys for injured workers. Every few months we put together a list of questions we’ve received that aren’t worthy of a full blog post. In a twist, I thought I’d give a list of some questions we get, some of them often, that we can’t/won’t answer. I own a company … Continue Reading
Most of the injured Illinois workers we talk to want to work. They want the medical care they need, to get better and then get back to life as they know it. Insurance companies on the other hand, also want injured workers to work, but don’t always want them to get the medical care that … Continue Reading
We are Illinois workers compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us at 888-705-1766 or fill out our contact form and we’ll call you. I like direct people. I’m very blunt when people ask me questions. I’ll talk to anyone about an Illinois work injury, but the best calls are when people … Continue Reading
We are experienced work injury attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us at 888-705-1766 or fill out our contact form and we will call you. All calls are confidential. We get a lot of calls and emails from people who are not happy with their lawyers. Some just have questions. Some want … Continue Reading
