The scummiest IME doctor in Illinois might be a southern Illinois physician who doesn’t even practice medicine on a regular basis. Great idea to improve the IME system in Illinois.… Continue Reading
Is This The Scummiest IME Doctor In Illinois?
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Should You Work If The IME Doctor Says You Can?
We have over 25 years experience helping injured workers. If you would like a free, confidential consultation with a lawyer, call us any time at 888-705-1766 or fill out our contact form. One of the best pieces of advice for any injured worker in Illinois (or anywhere really) is to get a good treating doctor … Continue Reading
When The IME Doctor Says You Can Work And Your Doctor Says You Can’t
Illinois workers compensation when your doctor says you can’t work and the IME doctor says that you can.… Continue Reading
When The IME Doctor Agrees With Your Doctor
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the insurance company is allowed to send you to a doctor of their own choosing. This is called a Section 12 exam as it’s from Section 12 of the Act. It’s more commonly known as an IME or Independent Medical Examination. If you read this blog or if you’ve … Continue Reading
How To Prove An IME Doctor’s Opinion Is Worthless
If you are injured at work in Illinois, you have the right to choose your doctor and the insurance company has a right to send you to an IME or independent medical exam. It’s a one time (typically) exam and the doctor that you see is not there to look out for you. Instead they … Continue Reading
Why Are You Waiting So Long For The IME Report?
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
What Happens When You Miss An IME
A caller to our office had an accepted work comp claim. He had hurt his back while working in construction in Chicago. The insurance company was paying all of his medical bills and for all of his time off work. When his doctor recommended a back surgery, the insurance company exercised their right to send … Continue Reading
How Many Times Can The Defense Attorney Get A Continuance?
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
Why Is It Taking So Long To Get The IME Report?
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
Can My Lawyer Send Me To An IME?
I’m happy to answer any Illinois workers’ compensation for free. There truly is no such thing as a dumb question. I love talking to anyone, but especially enjoy it when people ask me things I rarely hear or in this case, something I’ve never been asked before. Here’s what the question was: My worker’s compensation … Continue Reading
