2024-04-18 13:02
I had a very interesting call with an injured worker recently that was going through a unique situation. Her case was set for trial and as she was preparing for trial she felt her attorney w… Read More
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Chicago workers’ compensation lawyer for carpal tunnel, back injuries, slip and fall, repetitive trauma, RSD. Illinois work injury help from an experienced law firm that fights for its clients.
2024-04-15 12:05
Federal Express, or FedEx as it is known to almost everyone, employs a lot of people. Over 540,000 people work for FedEx. Many thousands of those work right here in Illinois.
The shipping co… Read More
2024-04-11 12:27
Fast food in the United States sure has changed since I was a kid. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell and KFC were the main options. Now we have a few healthier options… Read More
2024-04-08 12:15
I have the pleasure of talking to so many people every month. There are so many great questions that we get. One of them is a variation on, “What is the best thing I can do if I’… Read More
2024-04-04 13:44
If you have been seriously injured at work, it is important to understand the difference between workers compensation and social security disability benefits. Most workers don’t end u… Read More
2024-04-01 12:11
Not too long ago I had a call from someone that felt like it should be an April Fools call, but it wasn’t.
Basically, the caller was worried about her son. He had received payment for… Read More
2024-03-28 11:52
I’ve been blogging for more than a decade and I try to not throw over legally terms out there, but instead talk in plain English. That’s how I like to be talked to and I’ve… Read More
2024-03-25 12:12
We have helped thousands of truck drivers pursue Illinois workers’ compensation benefits. For those clients, if they don’t hire an attorney who delivers great customer service, t… Read More
2024-03-21 12:58
Nothing sets me off more than insurance companies and employers blatantly lying to injured workers about their rights. I heard a terrible lie a worker was told lately. It’s honestly on… Read More
2024-03-18 13:30
I just don’t get some lawyers. It’s usually the older ones who do the dumbest things, and that is exactly what happened to a recent caller to my office.
She had a major injury wh… Read More
2024-03-14 12:11
We are willing to offer people second opinions on their case. Quite often the attorneys are doing the right thing, but just not explaining things very well. Other times we see that a lawyer… Read More
2024-03-11 12:56
We help injured workers in Illinois every day. Shoulder injuries are unfortunately quite common, and we help make sure workers get the right attorney for their case along with the medical c… Read More
2024-03-07 16:54
Illinois and many other states have legalized marijuana and also don’t aggressively go after most recreational drug users. While this is a big change in how we all grew up, it hasn&rsq&hell…Read More
2024-03-04 14:41
We get so many great inquiries. I usually write a long blog post about questions, but thought I’d try something different and give a lot of information with short answers. Here are 30… Read More
2024-02-29 14:25
As an attorney we can make a mistake and forget that most injured workers are dealing with the workers comp system for the first time. So things that we know and take for granted as basic mi… Read More
2024-02-26 14:13
Like any other industry, a lot has changed with Illinois workers compensation law since I first became an attorney in 1997. Back then the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission was… Read More
2024-02-22 22:21
If you would like to speak with an experienced workers compensation lawyer for free, call us any time at 888-705-1766.
We have a great partner firm in Florida that includes a family member o… Read More
2024-02-22 18:05
The shoulder joint is surrounded by a ring of cartilage known as the labrum. A specific injury to this area is termed a SLAP tear which stands for: Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior. Th… Read More
2024-02-19 15:56
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… Read More
2024-02-15 16:42
One of the basic premises of Illinois workers’ compensation law is that it’s a no fault law. That means in order to win benefits, you don’t have to prove your employer was… Read More
2024-02-12 21:44
About 3-4 times a week we get a call from someone who says that they are looking to talk to the work comp adjuster on their case and have been unsuccessful. I’m not going to lie, most… Read More
2024-02-08 18:25
We are Illinois work comp lawyers who will talk to anyone for free about their case or the law in general. You can reach us any time at 312-346-5578.
We get so many great questions, many of… Read More
2024-02-05 13:59
There is a meme I saw that said something like, “Of all the things that never happened, that never happened the most.”
This popped in my head when thinking about the calls I get… Read More
2024-02-01 15:44
Under Illinois workers compensation law, TTD or temporary total disability is the pay you receive after you are injured on the job and can’t work. Sometimes it’s because you are… Read More
2024-01-29 21:57
The value of an Illinois Workers’ Compensation case has to do with a lot of different factors. Two big ones are when were you hurt and how much money you were earning at the time of yo… Read More
2024-01-25 13:13
The most understood work comp injuries in Illinois are when you can pin point a specific time and place when you got hurt. For example, if you get hit by a forklift and break your leg, that… Read More
2024-01-22 19:06
If you live in Illinois during the winter months, you will no doubt experience severe winter weather. Local radio and TV stations alert us to winter-related watches and warnings. The four le… Read More
2024-01-18 13:35
With every Illinois workers’ compensation case, it is expected that some day your doctor will say you have made as good of a recovery as you can. The legal/medical term for that is bei… Read More
2024-01-15 15:49
When an injured worker calls our office to discuss a case, one of the first things we try to figure out is if a case is accepted or denied. Accepted means that they are paying your medical b… Read More
2024-01-11 09:30
Sedgwick is what is known as a third party administrator. In plain English that means that in Illinois workers compensation cases, they will process claims of their big corporate and governm… Read More
2024-01-08 13:37
One of the great things about hiring an Illinois workers’ compensation attorney is that there is no up front money involved. By law, we have to work on a contingency basis, which means… Read More
2024-01-04 18:36
When it comes to work comp laws, many people don’t know that it applies to athletes. They are employees and all employees based out of Illinois, hired in Illinois or hurt in Illinois c… Read More
2024-01-02 18:33
One feature of Illinois workers compensation cases is that workers will get hurt and recover, but perhaps not fully recover. It could be a temporary issue where you might be 100% in a few we… Read More
2023-12-28 17:44
One of the biggest myths that injured Illinois workers have is that if you have a pre-existing injury, you can’t file for workers comp. That’s simply not true.
I saw an extreme e… Read More
2023-12-26 13:42
We are Chicago based workers compensation attorneys who since 1997 have helped injured workers. We are different in that our goal is to help you find the best attorney for your case. This in… Read More
2023-12-21 13:28
There was a great tweet thread the other day about a Colorado work comp case that has a lot of similarities as to how insurance companies deny Illinois workers’ compensation cases in b… Read More
2023-12-18 14:11
When it comes to helping people with Illinois workers’ compensation cases and questions, we look for trends. For a time, nurse case managers were being very disruptive. They still can… Read More
2023-12-14 14:04
If you’d like to discuss your work comp case with an attorney for free, call us any time at 888-705-1766.
In every Illinois workers’ compensation case, the goal is to get better… Read More
2023-12-11 13:43
When you get hit by a vehicle, it’s really possible that a major, catastrophic injury can occur. A lot of those vehicles pack a ton of power. A great example of this is when you get hi… Read More
2023-12-07 18:38
One thing that really frustrates me as an attorney is other law firms that don’t take 5-10 minutes to explain the law to their clients. It shows that they don’t care and aren&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-12-04 14:45
I have referred work comp cases to some great Florida attorneys when I’ve had calls for people who are injured down there. For some reason a lot of them are in Orlando. I’ve alwa… Read More
2023-11-30 13:35
The best thing about being an attorney is being able to help people. That might sound cheesy, but it’s really true. I’ve always liked helping people and being able to do it every… Read More
2023-11-27 17:54
A lot of Illinois companies try to say that workers are independent contractors when they really are not. They do this to reduce the taxes they pay which is a kind way of saying that they ar… Read More
2023-11-23 14:19
Most Chicago workers compensation attorneys are good at their job or at least good enough. Even the ones I don’t personally care for usually seem to do a decent enough job for their cl… Read More
2023-11-20 13:33
I got a call from an injured Illinois worker recently. She told me that I was the 7th attorney she had called and that nobody would take her case. That told me that there was likely somethin… Read More
2023-11-16 17:52
One of the most misunderstood but often used defenses in Illinois workers comp law is to say a worker had a pre-existing condition.
Sometimes the insurance company defense is just dumb. They… Read More
2023-11-13 16:26
A recent caller to our office sustained a really serious back injury while working in Illinois. He already has had two back fusions and the treating surgeon has told him that the second fusi… Read More
2023-11-09 15:02
One Illinois workers compensation truth is that reasonable people can disagree about a case. I might think a case is worth $70,000 and the other attorney may think it’s worth $60,000 f… Read More
2023-11-06 19:54
We are experienced Illinois attorneys who have helped thousands of health care workers with their Illinois workers compensation cases. Call us for help anywhere in Illinois at 888-705-1766… Read More
2023-11-02 12:13
A potential client contacted me about getting a new Illinois workers compensation attorney. Her lawyer hadn’t returned a phone call in two weeks and generally speaking didn’t mak… Read More
2023-10-30 12:34
Last December, I was at a bar with a friend and we struck up a conversation with the guy next to us. Turns out he was a battery engineer which I didn’t know was a thing. He told me abo… Read More
2023-10-26 21:48
There are some things I will never understand. The phenomenon of flight. I know there is science behind it, but it still feels crazy to me that it works. I don’t understand people onli… Read More
2023-10-23 15:39
There was a pretty interesting series on Netflix recently called “Painkiller,” which is about the disgusting Sackler family and the rise of Oxycontin and general opioid abuse in… Read More
2023-10-20 13:38
We get calls every day from hard-working people who have been injured on the job in Illinois. One injury we help with every week is a biceps tendon tear. It’s a really common injury.
T… Read More
2023-10-16 12:54
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the insurance company is allowed to send you to a doctor of their own choosing. This is called a Section 12 exam as it’s from Sectio… Read More
2023-10-12 13:11
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 yo… Read More
2023-10-08 12:54
A very nice woman who works a very repetitive, intense job contacted us recently. She had bilateral (both hands) carpal tunnel surgery as well as some other issues from her job in Illinois… Read More
2023-10-05 13:55
I have been an Illinois workers comp attorney for 26 years and rarely get shocked, but it happens. When it does it’s usually when an injured worker calls me and tells me something that… Read More
2023-10-02 12:22
One of the great things about Illinois workers’ compensation law is that when you sign up with an attorney, everyone has to use the same contract. It’s created and provided by th… Read More
2023-09-29 14:16
By far the number one question we get from injured Illinois workers has to do with what their case is worth. We get this question in a lot of different ways including from people who want to… Read More
2023-09-27 01:08
A recent injured worker in Chicago called and asked something that I get asked in one way or another a couple of times a year. He was looking for help on a case that resulted in a torn bicep… Read More
2023-09-23 12:43
We are Chicago work comp attorneys who will talk to anyone for free about Illinois workers compensation laws and their cases. You can call us any time at 312-346-5578 for help anywhere in Il… Read More
2023-09-20 12:38
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 hi… Read More
2023-09-17 13:10
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 forwa… Read More
2023-09-14 12:29
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… Read More
2023-09-11 12:25
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 hardeni… Read More
2023-09-08 12:25
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… Read More
2023-09-06 00:58
While every Illinois workers compensation case is different, there are certain factors that we look into when we give you a free consultation that will help us determine if you have a case t… Read More
2023-09-01 16:21
I had a live chat recently with someone who had a back injury and was being released to light duty that they didn’t think they should do. They had a great question which was:
When sho… Read More
2023-08-29 13:36
If you’ve been injured at work, you may find, even after your injury has healed, that you don’t have the same strength or endurance that you used to. This is a common situation… Read More
2023-08-26 13:49
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… Read More
2023-08-23 12:37
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. H… Read More
2023-08-20 13:49
Some employers are the worst. There’s a factory just south of Chicago that would fit that description.
The story I was told by one of their employees was that he hurt his shoulder whil… Read More
2023-08-17 12:10
A caller to my office hurt her knee while working. It seems like a very compensable case, but she’s not been paid her TTD benefits for three months even though the insurance company is… Read More
2023-08-14 13:57
I recently had a live chat with an injured worker who told me that he wants to hire the best workers compensation attorney in Illinois. That’s a request we get a lot. Because he was in… Read More
2023-08-11 12:10
One really misunderstood aspect of Illinois workers compensation law is the belief by many that just because an injury happens while you are on the clock it’s a work comp case. That&rs&hell…Read More
2023-08-08 16:48
A bold student contacted me looking for help with a school project. Their question was:
Can you tell me the pros and cons of hiring a workers compensation attorney?
It sounded like they wa… Read More
2023-08-05 13:11
If you’ve ever seen an arrest on a TV show or movie, you’ve heard the saying, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You h… Read More
2023-08-02 12:27
If you are injured at work in Illinois and pursue a case through the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, your case will be assigned to an Arbitrator. Which Arbitrator you get is… Read More
2023-07-30 21:47
About once a month or so, we get a call from an injured worker who thinks they are contacting the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. We politely let them know that we are a law… Read More
2023-07-27 14:24
When people call us about their Illinois workers’ compensation questions, we hear a lot of great ones. Sometimes people want to know what happens if they have a new injury. This could… Read More
2023-07-24 12:15
If you are injured at work in Illinois, you have the right to choose your doctor and the insurance company has a right to send you to an IME or independent medical exam. It’s a one tim… Read More
2023-07-21 12:08
When you are injured at work in Illinois and it’s a workers’ compensation case, all of you medical bills should be paid. That means 100%, with no co-pays or out of pocket expense… Read More
2023-07-19 00:06
As you may know, huge home supply store, Bed Bath & Beyond, has filed for bankruptcy and will be going out of business. This means that eventually 14,000 employees at 360 stores nation w… Read More
2023-07-15 12:14
One of the biggest misunderstood features of Illinois workers’ compensation law has to do with prior injuries and how they affect you now.
Take for example a factory worker who contact… Read More
2023-07-12 12:04
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… Read More
2023-07-09 13:07
A lot of what the general public knows about the law comes from things they hear about on TV or the movies or from other sources like the newspaper or the internet. So I don’t blame th… Read More
2023-07-06 12:13
We have all heard the acronym “PTSD” which stands for post-traumatic stress disorder. But what does it really mean? Can you get PTSD on the job? And if so, can you get compensate… Read More
2023-07-03 16:10
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… Read More
2023-06-30 12:40
When you file an Illinois workers’ compensation claim with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, your case gets assigned to an Arbitrator. This Arbitrator is essentially… Read More
2023-06-28 00:16
We have been helping injured workers in Illinois since 1997 and help everywhere in IL via our state-wide network of experienced attorneys. If you would like a free consultation, you can call… Read More
2023-06-24 12:56
I had a consultation with an injured Chicago worker recently. She was direct and to the point which I loved because that’s how I am. Here’s the first thing she said to me:
I wan… Read More
2023-06-21 13:36
A very nice woman called us, looking for help with her recently injured husband. He didn’t have a specific accident date but appears to have been hurt over a period of time due to repe… Read More
2023-06-18 12:45
Here’s something we hear a lot from people calling us with Illinois workers’ compensation questions.
My case is closed, but I’m still in pain. Is there anything I can do?… Read More
2023-06-15 15:44
We are Illinois workers compensation attorneys who have been helping injured firefighters since 1997. If you would like a free, confidential consultation, please contact us any time at 888-7… Read More
2023-06-12 14:02
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… Read More
2023-06-09 16:00
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 t… Read More
2023-06-06 12:54
We are experienced Illinois work comp lawyers who have created a state-wide network of lawyers who do a great job and care about their clients. If you would like a free consultation with an… Read More
2023-06-03 13:38
One of the things I love to do is take live chats from people who have found this blog. If you are reading this now, a live chat popup should have already appeared. If you click on it, and I… Read More
2023-05-31 12:03
I recently had an email inquiry from someone that we, fortunately, were able to help. This is what they asked:
Was wondering if I can still file for my ankle I broke at work back on October… Read More
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