When you get injured while working, to win a case you have to be able to prove that your injuries and need for treatment are related to the job accident. In some cases this is straight forward. For example, if you get hit by a forklift at work and break your leg, it’s pretty obvious … Continue Reading
Every week we are fortunate to talk to 30-40 Illinois workers about their cases. We love helping people no matter what stage of their claim, even if it’s just offering some free advice. The truth is that the sooner after your accident/injury that you reach out, the more we can likely help you avoid mistakes … Continue Reading
We are Illinois workers compensation attorneys who help people understand their rights. This includes explaining certain work comp related events such as work hardening. What is work hardening? Work hardening is a form of occupational therapy. It is a highly individualized, job-specific program designed to get an injured worker who cannot work at full capacity … Continue Reading
We hear from people in Illinois looking for workers’ compensation advice related to the painful labrum tears that they suffered on the job. Some have a torn shoulder labrum and others have a torn hip labrum. In the shoulder, the labrum is a thick piece of tissue or cartilage that is attached to the rim … Continue Reading
Amazon is a thriving business that delivers to consumers at an unmatched rate. The downfall to this convenience is a constant occurrence of injuries to their workers. Amazon is found to have an abnormally large influx of work-related injuries. This could be due to anything from poor work environments, employee overexertion to high-pressure working conditions. … Continue Reading
We recently had a phone call with a guy who had been injured on the job in 2019 when a box fell on his head. He went to the doctor right away and told his employer about it two days later. He was eventually diagnosed with a concussion and a small facial fracture. Unfortunately, he … Continue Reading
A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) is a medical test that is designed to help an injured worker determine what level of work that they can handle. It’s typically done at the end of your medical care when a doctor thinks you are as good as you are going to get. It doesn’t happen for workers … Continue Reading
This is a crazy week for finding an Illinois work comp attorney. Most law firms are closed July 3-5 and a lot of lawyers take this whole week off. If you call our office, we might not be in the office, but we have a 24-hour answering service. They will page us right away, and … Continue Reading
I got a phone call recently from a very seriously injured worker. She had a major back surgery and is likely facing another. Her case is old, and in her head, she just wants it over with. So naturally, she’s thinking about what the case is worth. When she called me and I learned how … Continue Reading
We are experienced workers’ compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free. We will talk to your for free and answer any questions you have. Fill out our contact form, click our chat box or call us at 312-346-5578. We are based out of Chicago, but have a state wide network of attorneys so … Continue Reading
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
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
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
When you get injured while working, to win a case you have to be able to prove that your injuries and need for treatment are related to the job accident. In some cases this is straight forward. For example, if you get hit by a forklift at work and break your leg, it’s pretty obvious … Continue Reading
