Can your Illinois work comp benefits get cut off or terminated for missing a doctor's appointment or physical therapy session? How do you get your benefits back if that happens?… Continue Reading
TTD or temporary total disability is the pay you receive when you are injured on the job and Illinois and either can’t work at all or have medical restrictions that your employer can’t accommodate. The pay is two-thirds of your gross average weekly wage and is tax free. There are caps on how much you … Continue Reading
There’s a great scene at the end of “Animal House” where one of the fraternity brothers asks the dean for “one more chance.” This is after they were kicked off campus and responded by destroying the town’s parade. I think of this scene every time I talk to someone who is represented by a terrible … Continue Reading
When will Illinois workers compensation benefits end after a job injury? It's longer than you think and there are things you can do to protect yourself.… Continue Reading
I said to a recent caller that, “Your employer is not the boss of you,” and they were a little perplexed. His response was, “Yes he is, the owner of the company is my boss, and he makes the schedule.” This conversation was about his employer telling him to ignore his doctor’s restrictions following a … Continue Reading
TTD benefits under Illinois workers compensation law. Advice from a top workmans comp law firm on what pay you are owed, attorney fees and other issues.… Continue Reading
What happens in an Illinois workers comp case after you are MMI? When will the case settle? What if you don't have a job to return to?… Continue Reading
If you work a job and have regular health insurance and get fired, you will be losing that health insurance. If you get fired from a job, they will stop sending paycheck for wages because you won’t be working. So some people think that if you are fired after a job injury in Illinois that … Continue Reading
A very nice woman who had hired a Rockford workers compensation attorney was upset with him. He hadn’t gotten in touch in any way in over nine months. She was right to be upset with him as that is way too long not to hear anything from your lawyer. She went on to ask me … Continue Reading
Sometimes when I hear about how cruel or unreasonable some Illinois employers are, it doesn’t seem like real life. I just can’t imagine treating a worker or anyone the way that they do. Take, for example, a guy that recently contacted me. He works a heavy-duty job and was hurt because his boss didn’t properly … Continue Reading
I was having an online chat with an injured worker the other day about attorney fees and told them how I don’t think attorneys should take a fee on TTD payments in most cases. They responded by asking, “What is TTD?” I made an error in assuming that they knew what it meant because they … Continue Reading
One trap too many lawyers fall in to, including myself at times, is to assume the person they are talking to knows things that we take for granted. If you are an iron worker, you shouldn’t expect that someone you don’t work with will understand what it means to be a journeyman or what rigging … Continue Reading
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has updated the minimum and maximum benefits rates. The Commission provides these updates twice a year. These benefits rates are the upper and lower limits on the amount a person can receive on a weekly basis if he/she is not able to earn their regular wages because of a work … Continue Reading
We get a lot of great questions and one common one is from people who have recently been injury at work in Illinois and have never had or even thought about a workers’ compensation claim. The question is, “How long until I get a check for the time that I’m missing from work?” The answer … Continue Reading
We are a Chicago based workers’ compensation law firm who will talk to you for free and answer any questions you have. Fill out our contact form or call us at (312) 346-5578. We cover all of Illinois and work with attorneys throughout the State to make sure you get the best representation possible. I’ve … Continue Reading
A recent caller had a common situation. He’d never been hurt at work before. He works Monday to Friday in Chicago. He got hurt on a Monday and went straight to the hospital with a shoulder injury. The doctor said it was a sprain and told him to take off the rest of the week. … Continue Reading
Can your Illinois work comp benefits get cut off or terminated for missing a doctor's appointment or physical therapy session? How do you get your benefits back if that happens?… Continue Reading
TTD or temporary total disability is the pay you receive when you are injured on the job and Illinois and either can’t work at all or have medical restrictions that your employer can’t accommodate. The pay is two-thirds of your gross average weekly wage and is tax free. There are caps on how much you … Continue Reading
There’s a great scene at the end of “Animal House” where one of the fraternity brothers asks the dean for “one more chance.” This is after they were kicked off campus and responded by destroying the town’s parade. I think of this scene every time I talk to someone who is represented by a terrible … Continue Reading
When will Illinois workers compensation benefits end after a job injury? It's longer than you think and there are things you can do to protect yourself.… Continue Reading
I said to a recent caller that, “Your employer is not the boss of you,” and they were a little perplexed. His response was, “Yes he is, the owner of the company is my boss, and he makes the schedule.” This conversation was about his employer telling him to ignore his doctor’s restrictions following a … Continue Reading
TTD benefits under Illinois workers compensation law. Advice from a top workmans comp law firm on what pay you are owed, attorney fees and other issues.… Continue Reading
What happens in an Illinois workers comp case after you are MMI? When will the case settle? What if you don't have a job to return to?… Continue Reading
Illinois workers compensation when your doctor says you can't work and the IME doctor says that you can.… Continue Reading
If you work a job and have regular health insurance and get fired, you will be losing that health insurance. If you get fired from a job, they will stop sending paycheck for wages because you won’t be working. So some people think that if you are fired after a job injury in Illinois that … Continue Reading
A very nice woman who had hired a Rockford workers compensation attorney was upset with him. He hadn’t gotten in touch in any way in over nine months. She was right to be upset with him as that is way too long not to hear anything from your lawyer. She went on to ask me … Continue Reading
Sometimes when I hear about how cruel or unreasonable some Illinois employers are, it doesn’t seem like real life. I just can’t imagine treating a worker or anyone the way that they do. Take, for example, a guy that recently contacted me. He works a heavy-duty job and was hurt because his boss didn’t properly … Continue Reading
I was having an online chat with an injured worker the other day about attorney fees and told them how I don’t think attorneys should take a fee on TTD payments in most cases. They responded by asking, “What is TTD?” I made an error in assuming that they knew what it meant because they … Continue Reading
One trap too many lawyers fall in to, including myself at times, is to assume the person they are talking to knows things that we take for granted. If you are an iron worker, you shouldn’t expect that someone you don’t work with will understand what it means to be a journeyman or what rigging … Continue Reading
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has updated the minimum and maximum benefits rates. The Commission provides these updates twice a year. These benefits rates are the upper and lower limits on the amount a person can receive on a weekly basis if he/she is not able to earn their regular wages because of a work … Continue Reading
