http://cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/insurance-surveillance-injured-1.5899254
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Pretty common in Illinois for insurance companies to send out an investigator to video tape injured workers at home and around town.
Keep your eyes open for vehicles with strangers following you.
The amount of your wage makes a big difference in how much you get from your Illinois Workers’ Compensation settlement.
The reason is that the law provides that your award is based on 60 percent of your average weekly wage the 52 weeks before your injury.
For instance, if you are hurt on the job at a fast food restaurant you will receive much less money than a union worker who received the same injury and treatment outcome.
Make sure that the insurance company is calculating your wage correctly. There are special rules for overtime and people who work 2 jobs at the same time.
Is the insurance company following the law correctly?
Make sure you have an Illinois Work Comp lawyer on your side.
Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
http://osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/03112021
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Safety violations result in horrible accident.
These violations may result in Illinois Workers’ Compensation claims, OSHA fines, or Civil lawsuits.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/FECA/InfoFECACoverageCoronavirus
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These are Federal Claims for federal employees.
However, IIlinois law allows claims for people who work for all other employers.
If you have contracted Covid from the workplace make sure to contact an Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer to discuss filing a claim
COVID really hit the Illinois Work Comp Commission hard. They did not do much for many months.
Hearings restarted recently. February was really the first month trials started again.
Trials are now available but on a limited basis. The Arbitrators can only scheduled a limited number of trials for a couple of days each month.
Settlements can still be processed and approved. This is the fastest way to be paid your money.
A trial may take many months to be scheduled and held.
Insurance companies are taking advantage of this delay.
Make sure to get an Illinois Work Comp Attorney to help you fight the insurance company and get your settlement started. Illinois Work Injury lawyers are not paid until you get your money.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.