Workers’ Compensation Issues Affecting Traveling Employees
In order to have a valid workers’ compensation claim, an employee must show that the injury arose out of and in the course of his or her employment. While an employee with a fixed place of employment...
View ArticleWhat To Do When You Are Injured On the Job
If you are injured on the job, your medical bills may be covered by your employer under workers’ compensation laws. However, in order to be eligible to a valid workers’ compensation claim, there are a...
View ArticleDifferences Between Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Claims
When a person is injured there are two common avenues to seek monetary recovery – a personal injury lawsuit or a worker’s compensation claim. The two claims are very different, however. In fact, the...
View ArticleTravel Expenses
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act does not explicitly state that an injured employee in Illinois is entitled to travel expenses for travel to and from his/her medical treatment. However, the...
View ArticleIf it Happens at Work, it’s covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation...
Many people believe that if they are injured while on the employer’s premises than it is automatically a work related incident and covered under the Workers’ Compensation Act. However that is not the...
View ArticleThe Company is sending me to their doctor! Do I have to go?!
The short answer in Illinois is yes. Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, the Employee has the right to treat with a doctor of their choice. However, the Employer can have the injured worker...
View ArticleI’ve been released from care with permanent restrictions and I can’t go back...
If your employer cannot accommodate your restrictions, then yes you would continue to be entitled to benefits under the Act. These benefits are called Maintenance benefits. These...
View ArticleIf I suggest a referral doctor’s name to my current doctor does that break...
Under the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act, if there is no “Preferred Provider Program” in place with your employer, then you are entitled to two choices of doctor. What this really means...
View ArticleNotice of a Work Related Injury to the Employer
As many employers make clear, when you injure yourself at work you must let your employer know about the injury as soon as possible. Many employers have standards such as immediately or within 24...
View ArticleWhen does a Flight Attendant become ‘on the job?’ What if I get injured...
Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that one of the hardest things about a worker’s compensation claim is establishing that you had an accident in the first place and that this accident is...
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