Workers Compensation

Can Union Workers Get Illinois Workers’ Compensation?

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Illinois law does not prevent Union Workers from being able to collect Workers’ Compensation benefits.

No union contract can bargain away your rights to get work comp benefits for a legitimate on the job injury.

Make sure that you report your injury to your supervisor right away.

Make sure that you complete the accident report and list all your injuries. Get a copy for yourself.

Make sure that you go to the doctor immediately.

Make sure that you tell the nurses and doctors that you were injured on the job and all the body parts that you injured.

Make sure that you follow the doctor’s orders for treatment and keep all your doctor appointments.

Make sure that Workers’ Compensation insurance pays all your medical bills, your time off work and your settlement.

Some insurance companies will forget to tell you that you are entitled to a settlement. You are entitled to a settlement under Illinois law whether you are a union worker or a non-union worker.

Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workmans’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371. Illinois lawyers only get paid if you get paid.

Firefighters mourn colleague killed in warehouse blaze: ‘A very sad day.’ | Chicago Sun-Times

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A 42-year-old firefighter was killed battling a blaze in a factory in the South Chicago neighborhood early Monday.

Source: Firefighters mourn colleague killed in warehouse blaze: ‘A very sad day.’ | Chicago Sun-Times

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Tragic accident. This is a workers’ compensation claim and a negligence suit against the owner who did not obtain an elevator repair permit.

What Should You Do When the Insurance Company Wants to Record You?

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Many times an insurance company will want to talk to you and have you explain what happened in the work place accident or motor vehicle collision.

Are they just being curious or trying to help you out?

Be careful when the insurance adjuster asks to record your statement.

The recording transcript will surface at a later date and it will be used against you in a way that will not be helpful to you or your case.

The first rule is that the adjuster works for the company and the insurance company is not looking out for your interests. The company’s bottom line is to make money for its shareholders and board of directors.

You will not have a chance to explain what you meant in the recorded statement until you are at a deposition or in court and by then it will be too late.

When the adjuster approaches you about a recorded statement politely decline and seek out an experience lawyer to help you as soon as possible.

You will need someone to help you out against the insurance company and its lawyers.

The lawyers who will help you in work injury or personal injury cases do not charge you a fee until the case is over. This is helpful to you because you do not have to pay any up front money to them until they actually get money for you.

Questions about your injury case or need help? Feel free to contact Illinois injury attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Illinois Workers’ Compensation Help

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Why waste your time representing yourself in an Illinois Work Comp case?

Some people believe they can save themselves money since they will not have to pay an attorney.

Some people do not want other people to know their business.

Some people do not know that you can use a lawyer.

You do not have to pay a workers’ compensation lawyer until you recover a settlement. The fee is 20 percent of your recovery.

There is no upfront fee, hourly fee, or retainer fee.

A lawyer is bound to keep all your case information confidential.

All injured workers are entitled to have their own attorney.

The insurance company will use multiple lawyers to advise them in your case and write the settlement contract you must sign in order to get your money.

You are entitled to use a lawyer to advise you whether the settlement offer is fair and explain your options in the case and review the settlement contract.

Once you settle your case it is over so make sure that you are completely comfortable with everything before agreeing to it and signing it.

Questions about your work injury case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May 309-827-4371.