What Does It Mean To “Win” Your Work Comp Case?

By Mike Helfand on March 6, 2025 Posted in Do I Have a Case?

A recent caller to my office was a bit confused about his Illinois work comp claim. He told me that he was upset because he wasn’t getting TTD checks anymore even though he won his case. The call went on and I learned that he was hurt in September (this call took place in November). … Continue Reading

Illinois Work Comp When The Insurance Company Delays Medical Care

By Mike Helfand on May 25, 2023 Posted in Benefits

While Illinois is a very worker-friendly and common-sense state when it comes to work comp laws, we don’t pursue every case that we are contacted about. As these cases are taken on a contingency basis, it means you don’t pay a lawyer anything unless the case is successful. If there are clearly strong defenses to … Continue Reading

Bad Attorneys Lose Illinois Workers Compensation Trials

By Mike Helfand on December 23, 2020 Posted in Do I Have a Case?

There are a lot of Illinois attorneys who say that they handle workers’ compensation cases. There are not as many who are actually trying cases all the time and going to the mat for their clients. If you take cases to trial, you won’t win them all. Quite often, attorneys will take cases with big … Continue Reading