Negotiating your Workers’ Compensation settlement is really an art.
As the song goes you have to know when to hold them and when to fold them.
This is all based on the value of your case and how strong it is.
In other words, is there some defense the Insurance company has that may reduce the value of your case or may knock out your case all together.
There is nothing worse than having a decent offer, rejecting it and going to trial and receiving a zero from the Arbitrator.
An experienced Illinois Work Comp lawyer can explain the weaknesses of your case and what you should expect from the Arbitrator.
Case value depends on your wage the year before you were injured, times 60 percent, times a number of weeks for each body part.
The job of your lawyer is to get a fair settlement based on the nature of your injury and your wage.
Sometimes you may be unable to return to your former job.
This usually requires a job search.
You must be committed to do the hard work of looking for a new job.
This is the only way you can prove the wage difference between your old job and the new job.
Whatever you do make sure that you get someone to help you through the maze of Illinois Work Comp rules and laws.
Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.