Tag Archives: Illinois work comp

Hip Injuries In Illinois Workers’ Compensation Cases

By Mike Helfand on June 26, 2018 Posted in Injuries

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Illinois Job Accident – When You Can Only Return To Work Part Time

By Mike Helfand on June 2, 2018 Posted in Benefits

A caller to my office slipped while making a delivery and badly broke his leg requiring surgery. As you can imagine, he was not able to walk for a while and when he was able to return to work, he was told to do no more than four hours a day. He used to work … Continue Reading

Car Accidents Driving To Work

By Mike Helfand on February 5, 2018 Posted in Do I Have a Case?

As anyone in the Chicago area can tell you, the roads have been terrible as of late. If you haven’t seen a car that has been in accident from sliding on ice, you haven’t been out much. In general, accidents while driving to work are not covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. So if … Continue Reading

Illinois Work Injury Drug Tests – When Should It Happen?

By Mike Helfand on December 13, 2017 Posted in Tips if Injured

I learned a long time ago not to expect cases to go normal or for insurance companies or employers to follow the rules. A great example of this came up on a case I was recently consulted on. A caller was asked to take a drug test following a work accident. That’s normal and the … Continue Reading