Dec 26, 2017 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
When Should You Hire an Attorney for a Workers’ Compensation Case? You should at least TALK TO AN ATTORNEY as soon as possible. The main reason? Basic guidance every step of the way, and no attorney fees until and unless we collect for you at the end of your... Mar 3, 2017 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
One of the most important aspects of your workers’ comp case is your medical care. Your health is the first and most important thing we want to make sure has our full support. We want our clients to get the full medical care needed for their injuries, however... Dec 19, 2016 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If the insurance company sends you a letter and claims you are required to attend an exam with their doctor, do you have to go? In a word: Yes. Your employer will both select and pay for this doctor to examine you to give an opinion regarding the nature and extent of... Dec 8, 2016 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If you’re hurt at work, and instructed not to return to work by a doctor or hospital, when will you get a check from the insurance company? Under the statute, which is called the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the insurance company would have 14 days... Dec 1, 2016 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
Who will pay your medical expenses if you’re injured on the job? Your employer or its insurance carrier is obligated by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act to pay all medical expenses that are reasonably required to relieve and cure you from the effects... Oct 3, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
You work in a cafeteria. Your job involves reaching out and up, and even standing on your toes, to place a very light plate of food onto a glass partition. One day, while doing this, you hear a pop in your shoulder, and feel pain. Obvious work injury case, right?... May 17, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If your workers’ compensation claim ends, sometimes, it really isn’t over yet. It depends on the exact circumstances of your situation. One way this happens is when a condition at least in part causally related to your work injury ends up causing you serious medical... Feb 17, 2016 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
I have a suspicion about the most common mistake people make after they have Illinois work injuries: They don’t even get one single free consultation with an attorney. That’s right. The reason I cannot prove it is because I believe these people never call me. The... Jan 5, 2016 | Illinois Workers' Comp Info
In the case of Tommy Oliver v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, Mr. Oliver was working as a pile driver for Rausch Construction on July 19, 2011 at a work site located at Belmont Harbor, which is on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. He stated... Dec 11, 2015 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
In the case of Bolingbrook Police Department v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, a police officer named Michael Toles injured his back on February 17, 2009, while lifting his duty bag from a location at his personal residence into his personal vehicle, prior... Jun 24, 2015 | Case Law News, Work Comp Info
Injured workers can establish entitlement to Permanent Total Disability benefits under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act in one of three ways: (1) medical evidence showing an inability to work; (2) a diligent but unsuccessful job search; or (3) demonstrating... Jun 16, 2015 | Work Comp Info
Pursuant to the law under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, a workers’ compensation insurance company has the right to request that an injured worker sees a doctor of their choice for an “Independent Medical Exam,” which the injured worker is required to... Jun 15, 2015 | Work Comp Info
When you’re hurt at work, and start your worker’s compensation claim, it’s just the beginning of a long and difficult process. You might think that things are very straightforward: you can’t work, therefore, you shouldn’t. But you might not have taken into account how... Jun 12, 2015 | Case Law News, Work Comp Info
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act requires the employer to provide vocational rehabilitation services when an injured worker is unable to return to his/her pre-injury employment and s/he meets certain requirements. Vocational rehabilitation services can include... Jun 11, 2015 | Work Comp Info
In many fields of work, if you are injured on the job, your employer will send you to their occupational clinic. Often times, the occupational clinic does not have your best interests in mind. For example, here is a scenario: You work in construction, mostly at job... 
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