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Make Your Workers Comp Case Stronger

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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law is based on your accident, medical treatment and wages.

Following are some tips to make your Work Comp Case stronger:

*File an accident report with your employer immediately. Include all body parts you think are injured. Get a copy for your records.

*Tell your doctor exactly what happened and everywhere you are hurting.

*Get off work slips from your doctor.

*Treat with your doctor on a consistent basis.

*Make sure all your wages are counted for the 52 weeks before you were injured.

More questions about Illinois Work Comp Cases and Settlements? Call Illinois Workmans Comp Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

What Open Medical Benefits Really Mean

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In Illinois Workers Compensation Cases you must eventually settle your case or have a trial.

Usually the only way to have the possibility for future medical treatments is to go to trial and win.

This does not mean you will be given an insurance card and allowed to charge the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company for your medical treatments.

If you have problems down the road with your Work Comp injury you will have to go to the Workers Compensation Insurance Company and ask them to pay for the future treatment.

Most of the time the Insurance Company will deny the treatment.

Then the injured worker will have to prove that his need for treatment is related to the original Work Comp injury.

This means you have to go to trial again before an Illinois Workers Compensation Commissioner.

Then you will have to argue the case before 3 Commissioners.

This could take 2 to 2.5 years.

You can get future treatment for your injury after you have had your trial, but it will take some time and effort.

More questions about future medical treatments? Contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371

Top 5 Ways to A Better Work Comp Settlement

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1. See your doctor as soon as possible and tell them how you got hurt at work.

2. Earn a good wage. Seriously, in Illinois Work Comp your settlement is based on your average weekly wage the 52 weeks before you were injured.

3. Be willing to go to trial. Not every case should go to trial, but if you are ready and willing to go to trial then the value of your case can increase.

4. Know what cases like your case are worth. Every case is different. However, the other cases will give you a guideline.

5. Be patient. The more impatient you are, and the quicker you want to settle the weaker your bargaining position.

Questions about getting a good settlement? Call Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyer, Dirk May, at 309-827-4371.

Insurance Companies and Settlements

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The bad economy affects everything, even Illinois Workers’ Compensation settlements.

Insurance Companies are losing money just like lots of other businesses. They want to keep down the amounts they pay out for Workers’ Compensation settlements.

Taking the first offer the insurance company makes definitely plays into their hands.

Understanding your injury, restrictions, and possible future medical needs is very important.

The insurance company motivation is to close out your case. When you settle your case the insurance company knows exactly how much they must pay in medical expenses.

You can use the need for additional medical expenses as leverage against the insurance company.

Questions about other ways to increase your settlement, Call Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Lifetime Benefits

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Insurance Companies do not give away money. Especially in these tough economic times.

If you are permanently and totally disabled they will make you work hard for your money.

You will have to do a long and exhaustive job search. This will mean filing many job applications per week and keeping detailed records.

The Workers Compensation insurance company will have to pay you to do the job search, so this will be just like working another job.

If you do this and you are truly unable to work, then you will be adding a large amount of money to the value of your case.

If you do not carry out the job search, then you will be losing a large amount of money that the Workers Compensation insurance company should be paying you.

The choice is really yours.

Do you need a Workers Comp lawyer who understands what the insurance company is doing and who will work as a partner with you to get the benefits you are entitled to under the Illinois Workers Compensation Law?

Call me, Illinois Workers Compensation attorney Dirk May, at 309-827-4371.