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.

Recent Illinois Workers’ Compensation Activity

I have had the opportunity to speak at two Illinois Workers’ Compensation seminars this summer.

The consensus among the lawyers who presented at the seminars is that the deadlock among legislators and the Governor will continue regarding changes in the Workers’ Compensation law.

Nothing will happen until after the November election and a new legislature is seated in January 2017.

In some ways the budget stalemate has helped injured workers because changes the would damage injured workers’ rights have not been enacted.

Some recent important court cases have clarified the Illinois Workers’ Compensation law.

Questions about your case and what you can do to make your case as strong as possible? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

How to Get Your Off Work Pay Started

You should be paid 2/3 of your average weekly wage if you have been injured at work and you are unable to work your job.

Some insurance companies will not pay you what is called TTD or temporary total disability unless you ask them or contact them to find out why you are not being paid.

Some insurance companies will dispute that you were injured, or dispute that your condition that is keeping you off work is related to the work injury, or deny that you are unable to work.

In any event if you are not being paid you will need to seek a trial before an Illinois Workers’ Compensation Arbitrator to start your benefits.

As the injured worker you must prove all the elements of your case.

This includes accident, causal connection, related medical bills and off work status.

You may need accident reports, witnesses, medical records, testimony of your doctor, medical bills and off work slips.

This can quickly become complicated so make sure that you have a experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney to help you get your off work pay started.

Questions about your work comp case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371 to discuss all your concerns.

 

 

Make Sure to Get Your Illinois Work Comp Settlement

Too many people do not know that they are entitled to a Workers’ Compensation settlement when they are involved in an Illinos injury.

Seems like many Insurance Companies are hoping that injured workers will forget that they can get money for a work injury in Illinois.

Makes sense for the Workers’ Compensation insurance company because if you do not get your money within the statute of limitations then you can never get it.

Probably adds up to a lot of money for the insurance companies over a large number of claims each year.

Some insurance companies will just pay the medical bills and maybe some time off work pay and tell the injured worker that is they get.

Make sure that you understand the law.

You are entitled to a settlement in almost every work accident situation.

It makes sense to check with an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer to find out the value of your case. The attorney may only earn a  20 percent fee what you recover.

Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Bloomington, Illinois Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

 

What Custom Legal Services for the Injured Looks Like

If you are injured on the job or in a traffic accident and are stuck in the hospital, then nothing is convenient.

Customized legal help will come see you in the hospital to answer your questions and get your case started.

This makes sure that you are on the road to recovery with minimal stress to you.

What if you need to make out of town doctor visits and your vehicle is not road worthy?

Specialized legal services will make arrangements to make sure that you can see your doctor without hassle.

If you are faced with insurance paperwork or social security paperwork, then custom legal assistance will go through the paperwork with you to make sure that all the questions are completed properly.

When you are facing questioning from the insurance company lawyers or are approaching a trial, then your customized injury lawyer will spend all the time necessary to make sure that you are comfortable with what will happen in the courtroom.

Make sure that you get legal help that focuses on your individual needs.

Call Illinois injury lawyers who focus on your individual requirements. See Dirk May at Williams and Swee, 309-827-4371.