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Some things are hard to believe. Why would any company allow their employees to face additional danger after a horrible work accident. These claims involve workers’ compensation and osha fines.
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Work Injury Settlement Tips
Some top ideas when dealing with your Illinois Workers’ Compensation settlement.
Make sure that you are realistic.
Nothing is worse than giving up a fair settlement for some unrealistic chance at a large trial award that never happens.
You cannot go back after you have gone to trial and ask for the settlement offer you rejected.
Do not listen to family or friends who claim they know someone who got several hundred thousand dollars for the same injury you have.
Most people do not have a clue regarding the value of your injury, or understand that the value of your injury is closely tied to how much you were paid on the job the year before your injury.
Understand that Arbitrators and Commissioners are appointed by Illinois politicians. Their jobs depend on following the political trends and not doing something crazy that makes them stand out to the media or the politicians.
Make sure that you listen to an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer and ask them to explain the value of your case.
Questions about your work injury case? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Important Things That Make a Difference in Your Work Comp Case
When you examine Arbitrator’s decisions in Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases you will notice that the Arbitrator looks carefully at what is contained in the medical records.
When the injured worker does not mention a work injury to a body part then she will most likely lose her case.
For instance, if the doctor’s report mentions a leg injury but does not refer to a back injury then the injured worker will not be able to recover for the back accident.
Exceptions might be a witness who testifies to the back and leg accident.
Or an injury report that details the back and leg accident.
What happens on the day of the accident is very important. So make sure that you tell everyone can about your work accident and all the body parts that you hurt.
Questions about your Work Comp case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Workers’ Comp Drags Out Medical Care, Injured Workers and their Doctors Say | NBC Bay Area
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This happens in Illinois also. Insurance companies make more money when they deny or delay treatment to injured workers.
Make Your Work Comp Case Stronger- Be Consistent
The Arbitrator, the insurance company and its lawyers will be looking at every part of your case in deciding whether they will authorize medical treatment or settle your case.
This means that you need to file an accident report with your employer as soon as possible after you are injured.
Make sure that you include all your injuries in the report and explain clearly how you were injured.
Tell your doctors and medical providers about all your injuries and how it happened at work. If possible, take a copy of your injury report with you to the doctor’s appointments.
Make sure that you attend all medical appointments and undergo all medical treatment recommended.
The key is to be consistent in explaining your work injury and what body parts are injured.
The insurance company will attempt to raise doubt if you fail to mention injury to certain body parts or give varying accounts of your injury.
Arbitrators view accident reports and medical provider recorded histories as very strong indications of what truly happened because they occur very close to the time of accident and there is not time to make up a story to gain money.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371. With us you are a person not a case.