Illinois Workers’ Compensation law does not provide payments for pain and suffering.
Settlements and awards in Illinois are based on 60 percent of your wage times a specific number of weeks, the body part injured, and the nature of your injury and the treatment provided.
Chronic pain from your work injury may be accounted for through ongoing medications and medical treatment required.
Work limitations that are permanent are also factored in the settlement.
Other important factors are inability to return to your former job or inability to return to work at all.
Questions regarding your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Injury Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.