Source: WorkersCompensation.com CompNewsNetwork – Security Guard Says He Got WWE Beatdown
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Good example of two cases the security guard may pursue. He can claim a workers’ compensation injury and then sue the WWE for the negligent and intentional acts of the wrestler.
By Perry J. Browder Gov. Bruce Rauner and his allies are holding the state budget hostage, putting the most vulnerable citizens of our state at risk, in an effort to re-engineer the state’s workers’ compensation system. They claim changes are necessary to boost the business climate in Illinois,
Source: Guest Commentary: No need for workers’ comp reform | News-Gazette.com
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Several articles like this published this week throughout the State of Illinois. The Governor and legislators continue to debate whether more changes in the Illinois Work Comp law are needed.
Following these tips will save you a lot of trouble and potential heart ache.
Make sure that you go to a doctor right away after you are injured to be evaluated and treated.
Make sure that you tell your doctor about all your injuries at the first visit.
Make sure that you tell the doctor about your work accident at the first visit.
I have seen too many cases become side tracked for failure to follow these 3 easy steps.
If you delay seeking treatment it gives the work comp insurance company a reason to argue that something else caused your condition.
If you forget to tell your doctor about all your injuries it allows the work comp insurance company to raise the defense that only your back was injured and not your shoulder also.
If you do not tell the doctor that you were injured at work, then the insurance company will blame something else for your injury and you may lose your case.
Questions about ways to help your case and make it stronger and worth more? Call Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Franklin Pound fell 20 feet after being overcome by methane gas during the unsuccessful rescue attempt.
Source: Worker injured during rescue bid can’t be denied workers comp, Pa. court says | PennLive.com
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Takes a lot of hubris to argue that attempting to rescue a co-worker is outside the scope of your job. The insurance company should be ashamed of itself.
A Columbia Falls man has been order to pay nearly $46,000 in restitution for worker’s compensation fraud.
Source: Columbia Falls man pleads guilty to work comp fraud | Missoula Local News – NBCMontana.com
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The key here is that the roofing company did not have Workers’ Compensation insurance. This places the injured worker in a very bad spot. All companies must have work comp insurance in Illinois.