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.
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
I’m in my 24th year of being a lawyer. One thing that makes me a huge lawyer nerd is that I get excited by new fact patterns or scenarios. It’s not as fun as helping someone, but it’s refreshing to know that you haven’t heard/seen it all. I thought of this on a recent call … Continue Reading
I really don’t like smug people who think they are better than others. The phrase “he’s qualified to flip burgers” pisses me off. It’s so elitist and truth be told, the best life training you can get is working in a restaurant where you have to deal with the general public on a regular basis. … Continue Reading
Under Illinois workers’ compensation law, you need to report your injury to your employer within 45 days of when you knew, or reasonably should have known, a work injury occurred. This is a very common sense law. I say that because if you are lifting a box and feel a tweak in your back, most … Continue Reading
I love getting great questions from readers. One contacted me and was very to the point which I also appreciate. He right away asked, “How do you know when to change lawyers?” Couple of points first. 1. It costs nothing to change law firms. Attorney fees can never exceed 20% total. 2. While the ideal … Continue Reading
A while ago, I spoke to a great guy who has been a prison guard for quite some time in Illinois. He has multiple injuries that are clearly related to his job activities. He’s in tremendous pain every day and can barely pick up his grandchild anymore. Years ago some Illinois prison guards were given … Continue Reading
It’s 11-11. My wish would be that injured workers in Illinois don’t get jerked around when there is no good reason to deny or delay their benefits. Since I can’t wish that away, here are 11 tips for injured workers in Illinois that will hopefully help you. If you are drug tested after a work … Continue Reading
There is a doctor with offices in the Champaign area who has made quite the living as an IME doctor for insurance companies and company doctor for some of the local big businesses down there. He gets a ton of work and I assume makes a ton of money. Some might even call him a … 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
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
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
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 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
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
