Two sections of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act deals with calculating the number of wages that are due to an injured employee upon injury. Section...
When you sustain an injury that arises out of and in the course of your employment, you are generally entitled to, at the very least,...
We have recently come across a problem that is affecting several of our clients and potential clients. We have had several situations of cases where...
When you are injured on the job and as a result cannot work, how much you receive in lost wage benefits and settlement at the...
Illinois workers, as well as their employers, may want to know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has postponed the enforcement of the illness...
According to a report issued by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015 almost 3 million individuals sustained nonfatal workplace illnesses or...
After you finish receiving medical treatment for your workers' compensation accident, your attorneys will attempt to settle with the insurance carrier and/or attorney for the...
In March 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed a regulatory change that would require truck drivers and certain...
Nurses in Illinois may be interested to learn that according to a report prepared by Aon Global Risk Consulting, the frequency of workers' compensation claims...
Illinois workplaces like construction sites and factory floors can be extremely loud. That's why workers who perform their duties in these types of environments are...
While an OSHA inspection can make any Illinois dairy farm owner nervous, there are things that can be done ahead of time to reduce that...
An employer's liability to pay for medical services selected by the employee is governed by Section 8(a) of the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act. It states,...
An injured worker who is kept off work by a treating physician, while undergoing treatment, is entitled to receive 2/3 of his average weekly wage....
In 2011, the law changed as to how your permanent partial disability, your settlement/award is calculated. The Illinois Workers' Compensation was amended to reflect that...
How can you tell if a person has suffered a concussion after a fall or blow to the head? It's not always easy. A doctor...
Most Illinois employees are entitled to workers' compensation benefits whenever they suffer a work-related injury. However, the definition of work-related may be rather broad. For...
Workers in the state of Illinois enjoy strong federal protections against accidents and injury in the workplace. The federal agency in charge of overseeing employee...
I was asked recently by a client whether a loss of hearing is a workers compensation case in the State of Illinois. The answer is...
Welders in Illinois and around the country should be concerned about toxic smoke and fumes as well as the fire risks associated with their jobs,...
If you have suffered the misfortune of an industrial accident resulting in the amputation of an appendage, seek an attorney immediately. It is well established...
Hospitals and other health care facilities employ a lot of people in Illinois and across the U.S. As the fastest growing industry in the country,...
Last time, we began looking at the current causation standard here in Illinois, noting that the standard is currently at one percent. Because employers must...
As we like to point out on this blog, workers' compensation is an important, even critical, financial resource for those who are injured or become...
We’ve been taking an extending look at the way workers’ compensation benefits are calculated here in Illinois. We’ve looked briefly at how benefits are calculated...
The injured worker benefit fund IWBF was created in 2005. The purpose of this fund was to compensate injured employees who worked for uninsured employers....
This is our fourth post in a series dealing with the calculation of workers’ compensation benefits. Last time, we began speaking about the various types...
This is our fourth post in a series dealing with the calculation of workers’ compensation benefits. Last time, we began speaking about the various types...
In our last couple of posts, we’ve been looking at how workers’ compensation benefits are calculated. We’ve looked specifically at temporary partial and temporary total...
Last time, we began discussing the question of how workers’ compensation disability benefits are calculated. We’ve already spoken about temporary partial disability benefits. Here we’ll...
Workers’ compensation benefits are critical support for injured workers, particularly those who suffer serious on-the-job injury qualifying for permanent disability benefits. Usually, when an injured...