http://osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/02102021
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Following safety rules is a life and death issue.
Workers Compensation
What Not to Do if Hurt at Work
More examples of real life mistakes when hurt on the job.
What will happen if you are hurt on the job and you tell the plant nurse or work supervisor that you are not sure if you were hurt on the job?
What will happen if you go to the doctor and you fail to explain that you were hurt while lifting boxes at work?
The Work Comp judge, called an Arbitrator, gives the most weight to what you told the supervisor or plant nurse at the time of the accident.
The Arbitrator gives the most weight to what you told the doctor, at the visit near the time of your accident, was the cause of your injury.
Waiting 6 months to a year later and saying that it was work accident is too late.
File a work incident report immediately to protect your rights even if it turns out to be a slight injury or just a muscle strain.
Go to the doctor right away and explain how it happened it work.
Better to have everything documented and not need the protections of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, than attempt to get thousands of dollars in medical bills paid after having a surgery and undergoing lengthy physical therapy.
Questions about your Work Injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Workers Die of Covid and Claims Denied
http://nytimes.com/2020/10/06/business/coronavirus-meatpacking-plants-compensation.html
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Just because insurance companies deny the claims do not give up.
Make sure to contact an Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer.
MetroLink Guard Killed
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In Illinois family members may claim Workers’ Compensation death benefits in most circumstances.
Don’t Let Work Comp Insurance Close Your Case
Someone called our office with another great example of why you should contact a lawyer to protect yourself when injured on the job.
The Workers’ Compensation insurance company was closing their case after paying the medical bills.
Not so fast. Illinois law provides that you are entitled to a settlement after you are injured on the job.
The insurance company was hoping the person would not check with an Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer.
This practice is not unusual for insurance companies. This saves them a large sum of money every year.
Make sure that it is not your money they keep.
An Illinois Work Comp lawyer only gets paid if you get paid.
Protect yourself and get the settlement money your entitled to under the law.
Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371 to discuss your case.