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Here we go again. State of Illinois employees have been under the microscope in past Workers’ Compensation controversies. It resulted in changes in the law that applied to all injured workers.
In Illinois the injured worker must prove all parts of his or her case.
This includes proving that you can no longer work as a result of your injury.
Some accidents are so severe that the resulting limitations keep you from returning to work and prevent you from working any job.
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and the Illinois Courts have provided that you must attempt to find jobs within your limitations to prove you are unable to work.
There are some limited situations in which the injury is so bad that you do not have to look for work, however in most cases you must perform a job search.
This can be a job search on your own, or using a vocational consultant.
The job search should be organized, documented and extensive.
This means you need to treat it like a full time job.
Search for jobs 5 days a week.
Keep records.
It may take 6 to 12 months.
If you find a job, then you should record how much you will be paid.
This may be less pay than your former job. If so it will prove that you are entitled to a wage differential.
If you cannot find a job, then you can present this evidence at your trial to prove that your work injury has resulted in permanent total disability.
Questions about ways to strengthen your case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May with Williams and Swee at 309-827-4371.
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This was a New Jersey case, but Illinois courts would follow the same reasoning. You cannot get around the Work Comp law by offering light duty at lower pay. The employer would pay the wage and if it is lower than TTD the insurance company would have to make up the difference.
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Shows the importance of your wage when you are injured.
In Illinois, your settlement is based on your average weekly wage for the 52 weeks before you are injured.
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I have not heard of investigations focusing on people who are applying for disability. Most investigations involve people who are already on disability. There just is not enough staff to track down the large number of people who apply. The law does allow you to be on Social Security Disability and work part time and earn a small amount of money.