If you are injured while working in Illinois, here is how to prove that you are not a 1099 independent contractor and are entitled to work comp benefits… Continue Reading
I was born and raised in Chicago, went to law school here, and have been an Illinois attorney since 1997. Yet I just heard of a newspaper called Final Call. It was apparently founded in 1979 by Louis Farrakhan. While I just heard of it, I did learn that they have a lot in common … Continue Reading
One of the biggest trends in Illinois workers’ compensation law over the last ten years or so has been employers trying to outsmart the system. They don’t want to pay for workers’ compensation insurance so they call all of their workers “independent contractors.” It’s also a way for them to cheat the Government because they … Continue Reading
Shady employers cheat the Government and employees by calling their workers independent contractors when they really aren’t. It happens to no profession more than truck drivers. There was a recent court case decided in favor of a truck driver who was told he wasn’t an employee and did a great job of showing why he … Continue Reading
It’s not unusual for an employer to call employees independent contractors when they are really employees. They typically do it to avoid payroll taxes and to try to get out of work comp claims. We see this mostly with truck drivers, but it’s not limited to that profession. Recently a Chicago carpenter went through nonsense … Continue Reading
