Illinois Workers’ Compensation law allows an insurance company to schedule as many independent medical exams for injured workers as it wants to.
An independent medical exam or IME involves a doctor the insurance company hires to examine an injured worker.
The purpose of the exam is not for treatment. It is to provide an opinion for the insurance company’s case.
This will be used against you in a trial or to deny benefits if the doctor’s opinion is that your condition is not related to the work accident or that you do not need anymore treatment or that you are able to return to work.
If this happens to you, then you do not have to give up on your case.
You should see an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney right away if this happens to you.
It does not cost you anything to hire an Illinois Work Comp lawyer. The law provides that all attorney fees are contingent upon winning your cases. This means that you do not have to pay a fee until you receive money from the insurance company. All fees are limited to 20 percent of the total award or settlement.
Do not the insurance company keep you from the money you are entitled to. Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.