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 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
A couple of months back I had a nice phone with the business manager of a big union. They are an ethical union that maintains a list of lawyers to recommend to their members. I say that they are ethical because you don’t get on their list by giving them cash, presents, nights out with … Continue Reading
When you file a workers’ compensation claim in Illinois, your case gets assigned to an Arbitrator and there is an initial status call. Nothing typically happens at those status calls unless a trial motion is filed by your lawyer or the attorney for the insurance company. Most cases get automatically continued for three months and … Continue Reading
There are so many things about Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law that are so far removed from what court cases are like on TV or in the movies. For newcomers who have never experienced this reality before, it can be real shocking. One of the biggest surprises for injured workers in Illinois is learning that a … Continue Reading
A very frustrated, injured worker in Chicago called us wanting to know if he should stay with his current attorney or not. But before he expressed that, his first statement was: How often should I hear from my workers comp attorney? He has a pretty serious shoulder injury that was denied because five years ago … Continue Reading
When it comes to hiring a lawyer, everyone wants “the best” and they should. But as I’ve discussed many times before on this blog, there’s no such thing as the best, but rather you need to find who is the best Illinois work comp attorney for you. That is always fact specific to your unique … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois work injury lawyers who will talk with you for free. Fill out our contact form or call us any time at 312-346-5578. We cover all of Illinois. We get a lot of great questions from clients and readers of our blog. There is a lot of information that we feel people … Continue Reading
When you are hurt on the job in Illinois, you generally speaking have the right to choose your own doctor. The insurance company can’t dictate who you treat with, but does have a right to send you to a one time exam called an independent medical examination or IME. It’s not so “independent” in many … Continue Reading
A truck driver called my office about an ankle injury. He rolled it while stepping out of his truck and immediately sought medical care and reported it to his boss. X-rays were negative, but he had a lot of swelling. As an aside, in my experience, sometimes an ankle can be so swollen that an … 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
