Workers Compensation

Work Comp Wants to Send You to Its Doctor

Dirk May Workers Compensation ,

Illinois law allows the insurance company to send you to see an independent medical examiner.

Do not be confused by the title of independent.

The insurance company selects the doctor for the purposes of their own case and pays the doctor.

This doctor does not treat you for your injuries.

This doctor may testify against you in court.

The doctor will ask you questions regarding your work accident, your injuries, and your medical treatment.

The doctor’s testimony may be used to stop your benefits and deny any further money and medical treatment to you.

You should contact an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney immediately if the insurance company is sending you to see their doctor.

It does not cost you any upfront money to hire a lawyer to protect you.

Illinois Work Comp Attorneys are only paid at the end of the case when you recover money.

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

Where is Your Work Comp Money?

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In Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases you are entitled to settlement money once have completed your medical treatment.

Sometimes insurance companies will not pay you the settlement money.

They hope you will think getting your medical bills paid and your off work pay will be enough for you.

Do not make this mistake.

According to Illinois law you have the right to be paid for the body parts that were injured.

Contact an Illinois Work Comp lawyer to get you the money you are owed.

You do not have to pay the lawyer until you are paid.

Questions about your Work Injury Case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Work Injury Tips

Dirk May Workers Compensation ,

One of the first things you should do after being injured on the job is complete and injury or accident report.

Describe how the injury happened and what body parts were injured.

Give a copy to your supervisor or human resources contact.

Make sure to keep a copy for yourself.

Take a copy with you to any doctors you may visit.

This simple step will save you a lot of time and increase the value of your settlement later on.

No insurance company or its attorney will be able to say you hurt yourself at home or off the work site if you complete the accident report right away and include this information.

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

Important Work Comp Tip

Dirk May Workers Compensation ,

Work Comp insurance companies want to deny your work injury claim because it will save them a lot of money.

One of their tricks is to argue that the medical records do not contain details of how you were injured at work.

Make sure that you tell all your doctors, nurses and hospital personnel right away that you were injured on the job and how it happened.

It will help get paid for being off work, pay your medical bills and get your settlement money at the end of the case.

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